President Trump signed his so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” last week — an omnibus tax and spending package that could significantly reshape the social safety net both nationally and in New York.
The $4.5 trillion law funds continuing tax cuts for the wealthy, originally passed in 2017 during Trump’s first term, as well as beefing up immigration enforcement and border security. It pays for the increased spending on those priorities by making steep cuts to services like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps.
