SEATTLE — Gov. Bob Ferguson held a press conference at Harborview Medical Center on Thursday to address Congress's proposed cuts to Medicaid , which could impact health care access for nearly 2 million residents of Washington state.

Ferguson was joined by health care workers and hospital leaders Thursday morning to urge Congress to abandon its proposed cuts to safety net services, which include Medicaid. Ferguson said around one in five Washingtonians are enrolled in the state's Medicaid program, including around 800,000 children.

President Donald Trump's 1,116-page "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" was passed by House Republicans Thursday morning. The bill includes provisions to make 2017 tax cuts permanent, allocates over $46 billion for the construction of a southern border wall, and

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