House Republicans Moved Forward With Extreme Budget Proposal That Slashes Medicaid Funding By Nearly $1 Trillion
Washington, D.C. – Tonight, Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted to advance a budget resolution that includes slashing Medicaid funding by nearly $1 trillion in order to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations. This budget resolution opens the door for Republicans to achieve their goal of cutting up to $2 trillion from Medicaid, ripping away health care from tens of millions of Americans.
As part of the $10 million “Hands Off Medicaid” campaign, Protect Our Care is launching a new round of ads targeting 10+ Republican lawmakers who voted in favor of these cuts. The first seven ads will launch tomorrow in the following districts: David Valadao (CA-22), Ken Calvert (CA-41), Young Kim (CA-40), Dan Newhouse (WA-04), David Schweikert (AZ-01), Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), and Scott Perry (PA-10).
Medicaid is an essential pillar of our health care system with over 70 million Americans currently covered through the program. The GOP budget slashes Medicaid and would have a devastating impact on the most vulnerable Americans, including low-income seniors, children, veterans, people with serious disabilities, and people who take care of their children or elderly parents.
In response, Protect Our Care Chair Leslie Dach issued a statement:
“Instead of standing up for their constituents’ health, Republicans fell in line to vote in favor of ripping away health care from millions of Americans — all so they can give a tax break to billionaires and big corporations. This vote lays the groundwork for Republicans to slash trillions from Medicaid, which would devastate every single community with millions losing their coverage and costs skyrocketing for even more. Medicaid is popular across the board with voters, no matter where they live or who they voted for. By ignoring the impact of these cuts on their constituents, every House Republican who voted for this horrific budget is playing a dangerous game. If Republicans proceed with these cuts, we will hold them accountable.”
Sample Ad Script for CA-41
Your representative in Congress, Ken Calvert, just voted to slash our health care to help pay for massive tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires.
Nearly 15 million Californians count on Medi-Cal for their health care. And putting seniors, children with disabilities, working families and rural hospitals at risk to provide another tax break for the wealthiest among us is just plain wrong.
Call Ken Calvert and tell him – Hands off Medi-Cal.
Background
Polling shows strong opposition across party lines to cutting Medicaid from a majority of voters, including Trump voters, who have a favorable view of Medicaid and see it as an important source of health care.