Fighting Against Project 2025

Senator Hughes is partnering with non-partisan experts to answer constituent questions about how the Trump Administration is implementing Project 2025 and right-wing plans to make healthcare, education, and daily life more expensive.

Check out the conversations he’s been having and subscribe to our e-newsletter to find out about future online and in-person conversations Senator Hughes will host.

Stay Informed and Stay Engaged

One of the best ways to push back against harmful policies implemented by any administration is to pay attention and reach out to lawmakers. Follow the links below to find out which lawmakers represent you and how you can contact them.

Online Town Halls

Public Education

Update on the Attack on Public Education

February 18, 2025

Protecting Students from Project 2025’s Attack on Public Education

December 17, 2024

Worker Rights

Protecting Unions and Worker Rights from Project 2025

January 9, 2025

Social Security and Your Money

Preparing for Project 2025: Taxes, Tariffs, and Cuts to Social Security

December 10, 2024

Medicare and Healthcare

Protecting healthcare as we confront potential cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act

November 26, 2024

Healthcare Under Project 2025

WHAT TO EXPECT:

CUTS to MEDICARE and
MEDICAID

a slow and steady dismantling

Medicare

  • Cut funding to SCALE BACK PROGRAM
  • PUSH FAMILIES TOWARDS PRIVATE PLANS WITH worse coverage
  • ADD WORK REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE less people eligible
  • ELIMINATE OR OVERHAUL WAIVER PROCESS

Medicaid

  • REPEAL out of pocket cost cap at $2,000
  • REPEAL INSULIN COST CAP of $35 a month
  • REPEAL FREE VACCINES

    NEW RESTRICTIONS to REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE

    a lack of privacy and access

    • WITHHOLD FEDERAL MEDICAID PAYMENT from states that fail to report extensive data on abortions
    • ROLL BACK HIPAA GUIDELINES that has protected the privacy of people who receive reproductive health care
    • BAN or SEVERELY RESTRICT ACCESS TO MIFEPRISTONE, the safe and effective abortion drug

    REMOVAL of AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PROTECTIONS 

    for pre-existing conditions

    • MAKE THE AFFORDABLE (ACA) MORE COSTLY for people
    • REMOVE ACA PROTECTIONS FOR PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
    • REPEAL government’s ability to NEGOTIATE DRUG PRICES
    • Many plans to WEAKEN KEY REFORMS to make the program so bad PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO USE IT and HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSSING IT