Households at the very bottom lose about $1,200 a year once the law takes full hold, by the budget office's estimate, and Mike Carey voted aye on it July 3, 2025. The richest tenth come out about $13,600 a year ahead. Carey's May 22, 2025 yea was the House margin.
People without a home lost their SNAP time-limit exemption under the same law. Carey's February 2025 budget yea, also the margin, handed Agriculture a $230 billion deficit-reduction quota and Energy and Commerce one of $880 billion. CBPP expects 98,000 Ohioans to lose food aid.
Mike Carey's Votes on Aid for the Poorest Households
- Carey Voted for a Law That Hands the Richest Tenth $13,600 a Year While the Poorest Lose. Roll call 190, July 3, 2025: final passage, 218 to 214. Mike Carey voted aye. In May his yea was among the 215 that carried the House draft by one vote. The budget office projects a $13,600-a-year gain for households in the top tenth. Families at the bottom lose resources, driven by the Medicaid and SNAP cuts. CBPP calls the SNAP piece, $187 billion through 2034, the largest cut the program has seen.
- Carey's February 2025 Budget Yea Set the Agriculture and Energy and Commerce Savings Targets. Roll call 50, February 25, 2025: H.Con.Res. 14 adopted, 217 to 215. Carey voted yea. His switch alone ties it, and a tie fails. Agriculture, the committee over SNAP, had to find $230 billion or more in savings. Energy and Commerce, over Medicaid, had to find $880 billion or more. The law Carey voted for on July 3 strips the SNAP time-limit exemption from homeless people, veterans and former foster youth. The budget office expects a net drop of 300,000 people in SNAP among those groups.
What Mike Carey's Votes Mean for Low-Income Ohioans
- 98,000 Ohioans stand to lose SNAP food benefits. A CBPP projection reported by Spectrum News: 98,000 Ohioans lose food benefits under the law. Around 1.4 million Ohioans rely on food assistance. For a family already short on rent, losing SNAP leaves less for housing.
- Carey's vote means 340,000 more uninsured Ohioans by 2034. By KFF's projection, the law by itself puts 340,000 more Ohioans among the uninsured in 2034. The Medicaid cuts land on low-income adults and children.
- 81,100 children in Ohio's 15th District count on Medicaid. KFF's 2025 district figures show 81,100 children on Medicaid in Ohio's 15th District. Their families sit at the bottom of the income scale the law squeezes. Ohio's federal Medicaid funds fall $32.6 billion over ten years.
Frequently Asked Questions About Mike Carey on Homelessness and poverty
What is Mike Carey's record on homelessness and poverty under Trump?
Mike Carey's yeas were the margin on the February 2025 budget plan and the May House vote, among others, and he voted aye on the final law. The law cuts SNAP by $187 billion and ends homeless people's SNAP time-limit exemption. The budget office found the poorest households lose while the richest tenth pockets about $13,600 a year.
Did Mike Carey vote to take SNAP protections away from homeless people?
Yes. Mike Carey voted for the law that ended the SNAP time-limit exemption for people experiencing homelessness. A homeless adult with no other exemption now has to prove 80 hours of monthly work, or benefits stop after three months. Budget analysts expect a net 300,000 fewer people in SNAP across the groups that lost exemptions.
Did Mike Carey vote for a law that leaves the poorest families worse off?
Yes. Mike Carey cast an aye for a law that costs the lowest-income households about $1,200 a year in resources, the budget office estimates. Those at the top gain about $13,600. Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP account for most of the loss at the bottom.
Last updated: 2026-10-27