Affordable Virginia Calls Out Kiggans for Voting to Strip Virginians of Food and Health Care

Virginia Beach, VA – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Republican Tax Scam. Of the few Republicans who stood up for their constituents, Rep. Jen Kiggans was not one of them. As expected, she chose even deeper cuts to Medicaid and SNAP to give tax cuts to billionaires and corporations. 

“Growing up, my family struggled and made ends meet with the help of programs like SNAP. As an adult, I volunteer with ForKids because I want to give back to families in my community like mine,” said Natasha Baird, Suffolk resident. “The work ForKids and other organizations do is crucial for families who would struggle to provide the best for their children without these essential programs. ForKids also provides cooked meals and food pantry supplies to the families in their care. Every child deserves a full belly so that they can learn, grow, and thrive, and today’s bill, supported by Rep. Kiggans, means fewer kids will get the nutrition they need previously provided by SNAP.” 

“Unfortunately, Rep. Kiggans' vote was predictable. Despite months of claiming to support Medicaid, writing letter after letter urging everyone else to protect it, when given the opportunity to protect it herself, she folded,” said Emily Yeatts, Affordable Virginia Campaigns Director. “Now, because of her reckless and cruel vote, hundreds of thousands of Virginians will lose their healthcare. Communities will see clinics and hospitals close, especially those in rural areas. Children who rely on SNAP for their most basic needs will go hungry. This isn’t fear-mongering, this is the ugly truth. Rep. Kiggans sold out working families so that billionaires can continue to have lavish weddings and pay cities to remove bridges to make room for their yachts.”