Opinion: In CT, no one should lose healthcare, no one should starve

CT Mirror – Monday, November 3, 2025
By Tom Swan

Tom Swan is the Executive Director of the Connecticut Citizen Action Group.

Last week 360,000 SNAP recipients were being told their cards will not be replenished in November. About 158,000 other people have been receiving notices that they will see their healthcare costs rise exponentially – far beyond their ability to pay.

Connecticut is one of the richest states in one of the world’s richest countries. We now face the very real prospect of tens of thousands of people unable to eat and losing health care. The cruelty of HR1, President Donald Trump’s big ugly bill, and his government shutdown, are taking hold in Connecticut. Massive numbers of people are at risk to be without food and/or healthcare.

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