Congressman Hank Johnson to host roundtable with local Head Start, SNAP, Medicaid stakeholders

DEKALB COUNTY, GA – On Friday, May 9, at 10:30 a.m., Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) will host roundtable with local leaders, parents, and service providers to discuss the potential impact of sweeping Republican budget cuts to programs supporting Georgia’s most vulnerable children, including Medicaid, SNAP, Head Start, and childcare services. 

The meeting will be held at Congressman Johnson’s District Office Conference Room, 5240 Snapfinger Park Drive, Suite 140, Decatur, GA.

Stakeholders include leaders from the YMCA, Head Start, Easter Seals of North Georgia, Sheltering Arms, and Voices for Georgia’s Children, along with parents who rely on these essential programs.

“Make no mistake,” Congressman Johnson said, “cuts to programs that support health care, food, housing, childcare, child welfare, and economic support for families will hurt Georgia’s youngest children. These reckless proposals put billionaires first and working families last.”

WHO: Congressman Hank Johnson; Alejandra Martinez, Director of Family Services, Sheltering Arms; Andria McMichael, Vice President of Early Learning, YMCA of Metro Atlanta Head Start; Head Start Parent from Sheltering Arms; Donna Davidson, President and CEO of Easter Seals of North Georgia (ESNG); Adrianne Pinkney, Head Start Parent at YMCA of Metro Atlanta and Family Policy Council Chair; ESNG parent who receives Medicaid through a Katie Beckett waiver for her child with disabilities; Polly McKinney, Advocacy Director, Voices for Georgia’s Children; and Chad Jones, Vice President for Business Development, View Point Health.

WHAT: Meeting with local stakeholders on the impact of Trump’s and House Republicans’ cuts to social safety net 

WHEN: Friday, May 9 at 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Congressman Johnson’s District Office Conference Room, 5240 Snapfinger Park Drive, Suite 140, Decatur, GA 

WHY: The Republican budget proposal moving through Congress would slash between $1.5 and $2 trillion in federal funding over the next 10 years, including:
$880 billion from Medicaid ( Energy & Commerce Committee)
$230 billion from SNAP (Agriculture Committee)
$330 billion from Head Start and childcare (Education and Workforce Committee)