What is hypocrisy?

In this morning’s press conference, Ted Cruz said: “Please pray right now for everyone in the Hill Country, especially Camp Mystic.”

It is also true that Ted Cruz, like the majority of Republicans in the Senate voted a few days ago to pass H.R.1 the Big Beautiful budget reconciliation bill. 

Here are some of the real provisions of the bill:

• slashes FEMA’s core discretionary budget by nearly $10 billion by 2026
• massive cuts to Medicaid totaling approximately $863 billion over 10 years
  The Congressional Budget Office estimates that nearly 12 million people will lose health insurance by 2034 as a result of these Medicaid changes
• reduces SNAP funding by approximately $295 billion over 10 years
  An estimated 5.3 million families could lose at least $25 in SNAP benefits monthly, with an average loss of $146 per month

Beyond Medicaid, the bill affects other healthcare programs:

• Eliminates enhanced premium tax credits for ACA marketplace plans, affecting over 22 million people
• Reduces Medicare access for low-income beneficiaries through cuts to Medicare Savings Programs
• Threatens rural hospital funding with over 300 rural hospitals potentially facing service reductions or closures

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that approximately 17 million Americans will lose health insurance as a direct result of the bill’s provisions8. The American Hospital Association condemned the legislation, stating it represents “nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts” that will result in “irreparable harm to our health care system”