NAACP Brooklyn Branch's Statement on the Senate’s government funding deal that fails to address rising healthcare costs

Senate leaders and advocates refused any deal that ignores struggling families and healthcare costs. Today’s vote by the Senate does not honor this dedication. Brooklyn has faced clinic closures and rising premiums—but our resilience needs real action, not political concession. Our officials must defend justice, equity, and dignity. Brooklyn and America deserve better—health, not hardship.

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Joan Alexander-Bakiriddin