March 30, 2026 - Download PDF Version
Reports indicate that the Pentagon will soon request $200 billion for its unjust, unpopular, and illegal war on Iran.
Even one dollar of additional funding for this war is too much. Last year’s H.R. 1 cut Medicaid and SNAP and at the same time added $156 billion for the Pentagon and war, bringing the Pentagon budget to more than $1 trillion for the first time since World War II.
Now, nearly half of Americans are struggling to afford basic necessities, and the U.S. attack on Iran is pushing gas prices higher. Because of H.R. 1 and other policies, more than 14 million people are at risk of losing health insurance, and 4 million people risk losing food assistance. New and cumbersome paperwork means that even many people eligible under the new rules are likely to lose food assistance.
Instead of prolonging this war - or enabling the next one - with more funds, Americans deserve a government that supports them when times are tough.
Instead of spending $200 billion to continue the war on Iran, the United States could:
The cost of covering Medicaid and food assistance for those at-risk people totals $118 billion. That leaves $82 billion, enough to expand Medicaid by 10.3 million people - or to fund any other policy that would actually help people in need.
The table shows how each state’s taxpayer contribution for $200 billion could cover that state’s population at risk of losing insurance, and food assistance for the vast majority of those at risk. In 43 states and the District of Columbia, taxpayers’ share of $200 billion is more than enough to cover everyone at risk - with enough leftover to cover those at risk in every single state, and still expand programs to help people in need.
A table for congressional districts can be found here.
| State | Taxpayer Share of $200 Billion | People Who Could Receive Medicaid Instead | Increase in Uninsured by 2034 due to H.R. 1, ACA Lapse, and other policies | People Who Could Receive SNAP Instead | People At Risk of Losing SNAP Under New Work Requirements for Older People & Caregivers | Percent of at-risk for Medicaid AND SNAP who could be covered by state's share of $200 billion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $1,750,000,000 | 366,000 | 150,000 | 757,000 | 61,000 | 100% or more |
| Alaska | $314,000,000 | 34,000 | 29,000 | 85,000 | 5,000 | 100% or more |
| Arizona | $3,387,000,000 | 425,000 | 420,000 | 1,548,000 | 73,000 | 97% |
| Arkansas | $974,000,000 | 164,000 | 140,000 | 448,000 | 25,000 | 100% or more |
| California | $31,219,000,000 | 4,006,000 | 1,700,000 | 13,533,000 | 368,000 | 100% or more |
| Colorado | $4,049,000,000 | 614,000 | 190,000 | 1,811,000 | 55,000 | 100% or more |
| Connecticut | $3,690,000,000 | 418,000 | 150,000 | 1,613,000 | 34,000 | 100% or more |
| Delaware | $601,000,000 | 55,000 | 46,000 | 277,000 | 13,000 | 100% or more |
| District of Columbia | $768,000,000 | 62,000 | 32,000 | 330,000 | 14,000 | 100% or more |
| Florida | $14,067,000,000 | 2,843,000 | 1,500,000 | 6,376,000 | 253,000 | 100% or more |
| Georgia | $5,043,000,000 | 1,006,000 | 500,000 | 2,236,000 | 154,000 | 100% or more |
| Hawaii | $658,000,000 | 109,000 | 42,000 | 148,000 | 13,000 | 100% or more |
| Idaho | $709,000,000 | 97,000 | 50,000 | 329,000 | 8,000 | 100% or more |
| Illinois | $8,498,000,000 | 1,293,000 | 520,000 | 3,671,000 | 205,000 | 100% or more |
| Indiana | $2,781,000,000 | 275,000 | 290,000 | 1,180,000 | 54,000 | 91% |
| Iowa | $1,342,000,000 | 176,000 | 110,000 | 656,000 | 23,000 | 100% or more |
| Kansas | $1,392,000,000 | 146,000 | 63,000 | 636,000 | 15,000 | 100% or more |
| Kentucky | $1,537,000,000 | 165,000 | 220,000 | 793,000 | 50,000 | 72% |
| Louisiana | $1,732,000,000 | 233,000 | 330,000 | 769,000 | 68,000 | 66% |
| Maine | $587,000,000 | 64,000 | 33,000 | 277,000 | 10,000 | 100% or more |
| Maryland | $4,366,000,000 | 463,000 | 210,000 | 2,015,000 | 57,000 | 100% or more |
| Massachusetts | $6,944,000,000 | 646,000 | 210,000 | 2,947,000 | 103,000 | 100% or more |
| Michigan | $4,794,000,000 | 813,000 | 390,000 | 2,303,000 | 123,000 | 100% or more |
| Minnesota | $3,561,000,000 | 295,000 | 180,000 | 1,883,000 | 32,000 | 100% or more |
| Mississippi | $774,000,000 | 85,000 | 110,000 | 353,000 | 33,000 | 72% |
| Missouri | $2,670,000,000 | 285,000 | 230,000 | 1,155,000 | 58,000 | 100% or more |
| Montana | $502,000,000 | 75,000 | 50,000 | 241,000 | 7,000 | 100% or more |
| Nebraska | $916,000,000 | 94,000 | 54,000 | 427,000 | 9,000 | 100% or more |
| Nevada | $1,648,000,000 | 326,000 | 110,000 | 826,000 | 46,000 | 100% or more |
| New Hampshire | $981,000,000 | 117,000 | 32,000 | 488,000 | 4,000 | 100% or more |
| New Jersey | $8,150,000,000 | 872,000 | 390,000 | 3,492,000 | 75,000 | 100% or more |
| New Mexico | $725,000,000 | 91,000 | 98,000 | 318,000 | 55,000 | 80% |
| New York | $17,060,000,000 | 1,733,000 | 860,000 | 6,771,000 | 317,000 | 100% or more |
| North Carolina | $4,821,000,000 | 653,000 | 450,000 | 2,320,000 | 142,000 | 100% or more |
| North Dakota | $415,000,000 | 37,000 | 26,000 | 181,000 | 3,000 | 100% or more |
| Ohio | $5,468,000,000 | 693,000 | 460,000 | 2,380,000 | 98,000 | 100% or more |
| Oklahoma | $1,425,000,000 | 260,000 | 180,000 | 648,000 | 58,000 | 100% or more |
| Oregon | $2,187,000,000 | 289,000 | 210,000 | 1,035,000 | 62,000 | 100% or more |
| Pennsylvania | $7,518,000,000 | 670,000 | 450,000 | 3,514,000 | 143,000 | 100% or more |
| Rhode Island | $645,000,000 | 73,000 | 42,000 | 271,000 | 10,000 | 100% or more |
| South Carolina | $2,071,000,000 | 395,000 | 190,000 | 929,000 | 49,000 | 100% or more |
| South Dakota | $395,000,000 | 53,000 | 20,000 | 164,000 | 5,000 | 100% or more |
| Tennessee | $3,106,000,000 | 486,000 | 210,000 | 1,357,000 | 52,000 | 100% or more |
| Texas | $16,179,000,000 | 2,224,000 | 1,400,000 | 7,146,000 | 275,000 | 100% or more |
| Utah | $1,462,000,000 | 191,000 | 150,000 | 645,000 | 12,000 | 100% or more |
| Vermont | $356,000,000 | 41,000 | 18,000 | 159,000 | 6,000 | 100% or more |
| Virginia | $5,691,000,000 | 557,000 | 350,000 | 2,661,000 | 78,000 | 100% or more |
| Washington | $6,177,000,000 | 850,000 | 430,000 | 2,850,000 | 57,000 | 100% or more |
| West Virginia | $534,000,000 | 69,000 | 75,000 | 261,000 | 34,000 | 82% |
| Wisconsin | $2,996,000,000 | 410,000 | 110,000 | 1,546,000 | 49,000 | 100% or more |
| Wyoming | $338,000,000 | 49,000 | 9,700 | 173,000 | 2,000 | 100% or more |
| Total | $199,973,000,000 | 26,446,000 | 14,219,700 | 88,932,000 | 3,555,000 | 100% or more |
