Bishop William Barber and NC clergy condemn cuts to Medicaid and the failure to fund the ACA tax credits. (Photo: Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline)
Bishop William Barber, North Carolina faith leaders and dozens of activists gathered at the N.C. General Assembly Monday to symbolically eulogize the thousands of people that they believe will die as a result of cuts to Medicaid and other social safety net programs.
Barber said communities are just now beginning to feel the impact of cuts from the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which he has dubbed the “Big, Ugly, Deadly, Destructive Bill.” He said the refusal to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits could result in 51,000 American lives lost annually…