“Mean and cruel” — that’s how U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto described Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump’s budget bill after passage in the Senate. She gathered Nevada health care leaders and workers July 2 to talk about how the state would be affected.

Nevada Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto voted against President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill', which adds nearly $4 trillion to national debt.

The bill will stress a major funding stream schools rely on, leading to ripple effects that make it harder for schools to offer free meals.