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NEW: Protect Our Care Launches New Ads After Republicans Vote to Decimate Medicaid

Ads Will Run in Key House Districts After Republicans Advance Budget Slashing Medicaid to Pay For Tax Breaks For the Ultra-Wealthy

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Protect Our Care is launching a new round of ads targeting 11 Republican lawmakers who voted to advance a budget resolution that includes cutting nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid in order to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations. This latest effort is part of Protect Our Care’s $10 million dollar “Hands Off Medicaid” campaign exposing the choice between protecting Medicaid or giving away new tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy.

Medicaid is an essential pillar of our health care system with over 70 million Americans currently covered through the program. The GOP budget 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.

“Republicans are ripping away health care from their own constituents to give a tax break to billionaires and big corporations,” said Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse. “The consequences of cuts to Medicaid could touch nearly every household in America. By voting to advance this budget resolution, these key House Republicans are playing a dangerous game. People across the country are depending on them to do the right thing and reject these cuts to Medicaid.”

The ads will launch in the following districts: David Schweikert (AZ-01), David Valadao (CA-22), Young Kim (CA-40), Ken Calvert (CA-41), Nick LaLota (NY-01), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Nick Langworthy (NY-23), Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), Scott Perry (PA-10), and Dan Newhouse (WA-04). 

Links to each of the 30-second ads can be found below:

David Schweikert (AZ-01)
David Valadao (CA-22)
Young Kim (CA-40)
Ken Calvert (CA-41)
Nick LaLota (NY-01)
Andrew Garbarino (NY-02)
Mike Lawler (NY-17)
Nick Langworthy (NY-23)
Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07)
Scott Perry (PA-10)
Dan Newhouse (WA-04)

Sample Ad Script for AZ-01

Narrator: Your representative in Congress, David Schweikert, just voted to slash our health care to help pay for massive tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. 

Over 70 million Americans count on Medicaid 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 Americans is just plain wrong. 

Call David Schweikert and tell him – Hands off Medicaid.

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HEADLINES: Republicans Are Scrambling for Cover After Voting to Slash Medicaid Funding By Nearly $1 Trillion

U.S. Capitol Building

Americans Across Party Lines Oppose Republicans’ Reckless Plans to Gut Medicaid and Threaten Health Care For Millions of Americans

House Republicans are facing intense backlash and lying to the American people after voting to advance a budget resolution slashing Medicaid funding by nearly $1 trillion – all to give tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations. No matter what Republicans say this vote means, it will end in draconian cuts to Medicaid. It is mathematically impossible for Republicans to meet the requirements of their budget resolution without gutting Medicaid and ripping away health care.

Americans across party lines oppose cuts to Medicaid, and polling finds that a majority of Americans think the government should spend more on health care — not less. 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.

HEADLINES

Washington Post: Some Republicans Fear Medicaid Cuts Could Cost Them Their Jobs. 

  • “Trump and House GOP leaders insist they won’t touch Medicaid benefits and will simply target ‘fraud’ — but it’s not clear how they can meet their targets for spending cuts without big changes, experts say. The possibility of Medicaid cuts has become a headache for the most vulnerable Republicans in Congress — some of whom are vowing to reject any final bill that slashes it — and has handed Democrats a potent issue ahead of the 2026 midterms.”

HuffPost: Moderate Republicans Who Complained About Medicaid Cuts Voted To Advance Them Anyway. 

  • “All of the moderate House Republicans who complained last week about Medicaid cuts in the House Republican budget voted for the budget anyway on Tuesday… The budget resolution directs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid, to come up with $880 billion in savings, or about 11% of Medicaid’s projected costs for the next decade.” 

ABC News: Republicans Pushing Forward on Medicaid Changes, Despite Potential Political Fallout. 

  • “House Republicans signaled they’re going full steam ahead on significant changes to Medicaid, despite pressure from Democrats and even some moderates in their party. The suggested overhauls to the program, which provides health care for lower-income Americans and those with disabilities, are part of an effort to slash federal spending and hit the House GOP’s goal of cutting $2 trillion over a decade from the federal budget.”

USA Today: Medicaid Insures 1 in 5 Americans. This is How the GOP Budget Could Impact Coverage. 

  • “The budget resolution starts a process that could result in significant changes to Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program that covers nearly 1 in 5 Americans… President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he does not want cuts to Medicare, the federal health program for adults 65 and older and Americans with disabilities. So, experts say, that means Medicaid is a potential target for spending reductions.”

Forbes: Trump And Republican Budget May Drain Medicaid To Pay For Huge Tax Cut. 

  • “The Republican budget plan calls for trillions of dollars in regressive tax cuts. And the budget numbers tell us the most likely place to get money to partially pay for the tax cuts will be severe cut backs in Medicaid—the source of health insurance for over 25% of Americans and close to 60% of children, and a major source of basic health care from nursing homes to rural hospitals. The House’s action, and likely resulting crisis, is a major step towards next fiscal year’s budget.”

Vox: Is Trump Lying About Cutting Medicaid — Or Is Congress? 

  • “Because House Republicans passed a bill on Tuesday that calls for $2 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years. The bill asks the committee that oversees Medicaid and Medicare to identify $880 billion in savings. Given that Medicare (health care for seniors) is politically untouchable, that sounds like a call for steep cuts to Medicaid. Republicans have been reluctant to propose structural changes to Medicaid, as it’s unpopular to take away health insurance from people who need it — particularly while cutting taxes for the wealthy. Instead, Trump and other top GOP officials have pledged to root out “fraud.” That’s more politically palatable, but the math doesn’t work. There’s simply not enough fraud in the system to get anywhere near the scope of savings Republicans are looking for.”

Washington Post: Opinion: The House Republican Budget Leaves States Holding the Bag on Medicaid. 

  • “If the “big, beautiful bill” that House Republicans barely passed on Tuesday night ever translates into actual government policy, it will put the states in a huge, hairy hole. Many states would be faced with some ugly choices regarding their Medicaid programs: dropping people from the rolls, slashing their benefits or making up the difference by cutting spending on other priorities, such as education, public safety and transportation. None of which House Republicans are willing to acknowledge.”

Los Angeles Times: Opinion: Column: The Family-Values Hypocrisy of Cutting Medicaid. 

  • “The vote this week represents another cruel example of how certain conservatives have a long history of talking about family values while simultaneously abandoning actual families… House Republicans voted Tuesday to pass a budget proposal that keeps tax cuts (especially for rich folks) from the Trump 1.0 era by cutting costs in other areas. While Medicaid isn’t explicitly mentioned, it is de facto on the chopping block. That’s because the proposal instructs the House Energy and Commerce Committee to find ways to cut spending by $880 billion over 10 years. That committee oversees spending for Medicaid and Medicare among other, smaller programs. Finding that large of a sum of money to save would almost certainly require digging it out of Medicaid. (Republicans wouldn’t dare touch Medicare.)”
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SIDE-BY-SIDE: Key Republicans 2024 Margin of Victory vs. Their District’s Medicaid Population

Vulnerable House Republicans Vote to Slash the Health Care Their Constituents Depend On

This week, 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. 

Ten key Republican lawmakers voted in favor of these devastating health care cuts despite their narrow margin of victory in 2024. At the same time, a significant number of their constituents depend on Medicaid for their health care. If these lawmakers continue to support these cuts, their own constituents will lose coverage. 

“By voting for Medicaid cuts, these members are turning their backs on their own communities,” said Protect Our Care Chair Leslie Dach. “These lawmakers won by a narrow margin in 2024, but they are willing to jeopardize coverage for their own friends and neighbors. 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 they go through with ripping away health care, they will face the ire of their constituents.”

House District
Number of People with Medicaid
2024 Margin of Victory
David Schweikert
(AZ-01)

138,438

16,572

David Valadao
(CA-22)

529,649

11,461

Young Kim
(CA-40)

175,171

40,361

Ken Calvert
(CA-41)

283,937

11,987

Nick LaLota
(NY-01)

165,128

42,745

Andrew Garbarino
(NY-02)

206,740

66,226

Mike Lawler
(NY-17)

238,549

23,946

Ryan Mackenzie
(PA-07)

215,398

4,062

Rob Bresnahan
(PA-08)

229,360

6,252

Dan Newhouse
(WA-04)

293,061

17,302

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TODAY: U.S. Senator Tina Smith, State Senator Zaynab Mohamed & Advocates Join Protect Our Care Minnesota to Call Out the GOP Plan to Slash Medicaid Funding for Minnesotans

***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, AT 11:00AM CT***

Republicans in Congress Want to Gut Medicaid to Fund More Tax Breaks For the Wealthy and Large Corporations

Saint Paul, Minnesota – Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith, State Senator Zaynab Mohamed, and advocates will join Protect Our Care Minnesota to discuss the GOP’s latest budget plan to put billionaires over Americans. This conversation comes after every Republican lawmaker from Minnesota in the House of Representatives voted for 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.

Recent reporting shows congressional Republicans intend to slash Medicaid funding by at least $880 billion to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations, resulting in millions losing coverage, including children, new moms, seniors, and people with disabilities. Americans across party lines oppose cuts to funding for health care programs like Medicaid, and new polling finds that a majority of Americans think the government should spend more on health care — not less. Speakers will discuss how these unpopular cuts will hurt Minnesota families, jeopardize funding for hospitals, and strain the state budget.

Medicaid is an essential pillar of the nation’s health care system that has kept people healthier, kept rural hospitals open, and saved lives, but Republicans are more concerned with taking care of their billionaire friends instead of protecting Minnesota families. If the GOP gets their way, 72 million Americans will be at risk of losing critical health care coverage they need to stay healthy. For years, rising health care costs have been on the top of people’s minds, and they have been a core part of the public’s economic concerns. Speakers will call on lawmakers to protect access to health care for Minnesotans, not take it away.

WHO: Senator Tina Smith, State Senator Zaynab Mohamed & Sermoune Blaylock with SEIU Minnesota

WHAT: Virtual Press Conference

WHEN: Thursday February 27th, 11:00AM CT

WHERE: Register for the virtual event here (Registration required)

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FACT CHECK: House Republicans Are Lying About Their Vote In Favor Of Nearly $1 Trillion in Medicaid Cuts

U.S. Capitol Building

It Is Mathematically Impossible For Republicans To Meet the Requirements of Their Budget Resolution Without Gutting Medicaid and Ripping Away Health Care From Americans

Last night, House Republicans voted to advance a budget resolution slashing Medicaid funding to the tune of nearly $1 trillion – all to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations while raising taxes on the rest of us. House Republicans are now attempting to defend their votes to rip away health care from tens of millions of Americans while opening the door to cut up to $2 trillion from Medicaid, even though Americans across party lines oppose cuts to Medicaid, and polling finds that a majority of Americans think the government should spend more on health care, not less. 

These lies are coming from the very top – Republican leadership has been doubling down on lies about their budget resolution in order to get more members of the caucus on board. But make no mistake: Republicans are gaslighting the American people and their own members. There is no question that the resolution puts Medicaid on the chopping block. The bill tasks the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid and Medicare, with finding $880 billion in cuts, putting millions of Americans’ health care in jeopardy. No matter what Republicans may say this vote means, it will end in draconian cuts to Medicaid.

FACT CHECK:

New York Times: “Mathematically, the budget committee’s instructions mean the committee would need to make major cuts to either Medicare, Medicaid or both. Congressional leadership has been signaling that Medicaid has been the main focus. … If the budget resolution is going to become public policy, it will require legislation that cuts health programs.”

Washington Post: “The House-passed budget proposal pretty clearly requires cutting Medicaid, and that’s a big political problem. … Republicans will need to get more specific if they want to pay for extending Trump’s tax cuts. And both the math and their comments make clear that will involve significant Medicaid cuts.”

Sahil Kupar, NBC News: “[The Republican budget] tells Energy & Commerce Cmte, which oversees Medicaid, to find cuts of $880 billion. Republicans openly say spending less on Medicaid will be part of that.”

New York Magazine: “Republicans are using their traditional tactic of not acknowledging that Medicaid cuts are Medicaid cuts.”

HuffPost: “House Adopts Republican Budget That Calls For Medicaid Cuts”

Eight House Republicans in a letter to Speaker Johnson last week: “The House Budget Resolution proposed $880 billion in cuts to programs under the jurisdiction of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, with Medicaid expected to bear the brunt of these reductions.”

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. 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.

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HEADLINES: Republicans Vote to Proceed with Massive Cuts to Medicaid

Health Care for More Than 70 Million Americans in Jeopardy 

Last night, House Republicans 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. 

Americans across party lines oppose cuts to Medicaid, and polling finds that a majority of Americans think the government should spend more on health care — not less. But Republican leadership is doubling down on lies about their budget resolution in order to get more members of the caucus on board. While they may claim it does not target any particular program, headlines across the nation make it clear: Republicans are gaslighting the American people and their own members. No matter what they may say this vote means, it will end in draconian cuts to Medicaid. 

HEADLINES

The New York Times: What Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much.

  • “Conclusion: Health care is where the dollars are. The committee just doesn’t have enough other places to find the money. If the budget resolution is going to become public policy, it will require legislation that cuts health programs. Almost a trillion dollars is a lot of money, even in federal budget terms, and health care is where the money is.”

New York Magazine: Republicans Are Starting a War Over Medicaid Cuts.

  • “So now, Republicans are using their traditional tactic of not acknowledging that Medicaid cuts are Medicaid cuts. Even as his congressional allies debated exactly how much money to wring from the program to help pay for Trump’s border-security and tax-cut demands, Trump himself told Sean Hannity in an interview, ‘Medicare, Medicaid — none of that stuff is going to be touched.’”

Washington Post: Republicans Could Be Touching the Third Rail on Medicaid.

  • “And while Republicans have tried to massage that fact and argued this is merely the first step in a long process, targeting the entitlement program that provides health insurance to tens of millions of low-income Americans would seem unavoidable. Scores of data — and plenty of history — reinforce how politically dicey that could be. Americans hate entitlement cuts, and Republicans would seem to be in the process of handing Democrats a potent political weapon on that front.”

Common Dreams: ‘Showing You Exactly Who They’re Working For,’ GOP Votes to Gut Medicaid for Tax Cuts.

  • “House Republicans rammed through their budget blueprint late Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened to pressure wavering members to vote for the resolution, which jumpstarts the process of enacting sweeping cuts to Medicaid and other programs to finance trillions of dollars in proposed tax cuts primarily for the rich.”

Alternet: ‘This Will Kill People’: GOP Blasted for Gutting Medicaid to Pay for $4.5 Trillion Tax Cut.

  • “By a slim 217-213 margin, House Republicans narrowly passed a bill Tuesday night that makes deep cuts to safety net programs like Medicaid and food stamps while simultaneously extending President Donald Trump’s tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the wealthiest Americans.”

Politico: House GOP Inches Closer to Medicaid Cuts.

  • “The approval also moves Republicans a step closer to majorly cutting Medicaid: It would task a key committee with jurisdiction over the program to find $880 billion in funding cuts over a decade. The bulk of those cuts would likely come from Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income people jointly funded by federal and state governments.”

Axios: House Sets Up Possible Medicaid Overhaul.

  • “The safety net program emerged as a prime target after House Republican budget writers instructed the Energy and Commerce Committee to find $880 billion in cuts. That put moderate Republicans in a bind, concerned that reduced federal Medicaid dollars could force painful trade-offs for states and lead to significant coverage losses.”

The Hill: House Passes Trump Budget, Teeing Up Broader GOP Clash.

  • “Why do some Republicans fear political risks ahead of the 2026 elections? Because 71 percent of voters who back Trump say cutting Medicaid would be unacceptable, according to a Hart Research survey. And 82 percent of all voters say the same. Medicaid is a federal-state health care safety net for 72 million low-income Americans nationwide. The possibility of enacting tax cuts for the wealthy seemingly at the expense of the poor is seen as a risky narrative to sell to voters.”

HuffPost: House Adopts Republican Budget That Calls For Medicaid Cuts.

  • “The budget resolution calls for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and $1.5 trillion in spending cuts. It received criticism from far-right lawmakers who said the spending cuts were too small and from moderate Republicans who said they were too big.”
  • “Republicans seemed taken aback by voters complaining in town halls last week about the budget’s plans to cut Medicaid spending.”

Newsweek: Did Medicaid Get Cut? What House Budget Resolution Means for Health Care.

  • “Trump has said multiple times that Medicaid would not be affected, telling Fox News last week that it would not be ‘touched.’ But the House Energy and Commerce Committee would have to find this money, out of Medicaid, Medicare and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. If the committee takes its cuts from everything that is not health care, reducing this spending to $0, it would still be more than $600 billion short, according to analysis by The New York Times.”

Fierce Healthcare: House Budget Plan Advances, Paving Way for Major Medicaid Cuts.

  • “Democratic lawmakers stressed the budget resolution slashes $880 billion over 10 years in spending from the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The bill’s text doesn’t explicitly say Medicaid will be cut, but the program would likely have to be fundamentally altered—beyond controversial but less extreme proposals like requiring work requirements—to cut spending at that scale.”

Healthcare Innovation: Republicans Pass Spending Bill with Dramatic Potential Medicaid Cuts.

  • “On a party-line vote on Feb. 25, Republicans in the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to keep the federal government running, that involves massive potential cuts to the Medicaid program.”

Wisconsin Examiner: Democrats Blast U.S. House GOP Budget, Predicting Potential Cuts to Medicaid.

  • “Congressional Democrats at a press conference lambasted the U.S. House GOP’s budget resolution Tuesday, expressing concerns over the impact of potential tax cuts for wealthy Americans at the expense of government programs like Medicaid.”

MSNBC: Opinion: GOP Leaders Play a Shell Game With Proposed Medicaid Cuts.

  • “What’s more, it’s important to emphasize just how much damage the GOP blueprint, if implemented, would do to the program. We’re talking about a plan that would cut $880 billion over the next decade, which is more than just a little trim. Even if Republicans were to impose new work restrictions on Medicaid recipients, that would (a) represent a cut of its own; and (b) produce savings of roughly $100 billion over 10 years according to the Congressional Budget Office. The remaining cuts would necessarily have to include additional cuts to health care benefits for struggling families.”

The Arizona Republic: Opinion: House Budget Cuts Medicaid to Give Billionaires Like Elon a Tax Break.

  • “We may not know the actual numbers, but we know the impact of deep cuts. People will die. Because that is what happens when the politicians you elect decide to eliminate health care for those who need it, including the elderly and children, in order to give a tax break to billionaires.”

Dallas Morning News: Texas Children Will Be In Danger With Medicaid Proposed Cuts.

  • “The fact is any cut made to Medicaid could devastate North Texas families. The Texas State Comptroller says a significant portion of the income small hospitals use for their operations comes from federal programs, such as Medicaid. If Medicaid loses funding, some providers, including pediatricians and family doctors, may have to deny coverage to young people who desperately need it. Additionally, some small hospitals that are already struggling to stay open and need Medicaid to support their budgets could close.”
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STATEMENT: Protect Our Care Calls Out Republican Vote for Draconian Cuts to Medicaid and Launches New Ads to Hold Them Accountable

House Republicans Moved Forward With Extreme Budget Proposal That Slashes Medicaid Funding By Nearly $1 Trillion

Watch the Sample Ad Here 

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. 

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STATEMENT: Republican Leaders Are Gaslighting The American People and Their Own Members, Their Budget Will Slash Medicaid Despite What They Say

Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the vote tonight on the budget resolution, Republican leadership is doubling down on lies about their budget resolution, in order to get more members of the caucus on board. While they may claim it does not target any particular program, documents show that Republicans are plotting to cut Medicaid by at least $880 billion and up to $2 trillion in order to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations. Americans across party lines oppose cuts to Medicaid, and new polling finds that a majority of Americans think the government should spend more on health care — not less. In response Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse issued a statement: 

“Republican leaders continue to lie through their teeth, gaslighting the American people and their own members into believing their budget resolution does not include massive cuts to Medicaid. This is an outright lie. A vote to pass their budget resolution is a vote to lock in cuts of at least $880 billion from programs that hard-working families rely on. With Social Security and Medicare off the table, the only way they will be able to find that amount of money is to take a hatchet to Medicaid. Millions will lose coverage, including children, new moms, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities – all to give tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations. Every member of the House should vote no tonight and protect health care. Those who vote for these cuts and try to lie about it to their constituents are playing a dangerous game they are sure to lose.”

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Republicans Are Right to Worry That Their Plan to Slash Medicaid Disproportionately Harms Hispanic Families

New Polling Shows Hispanic Voters Are Overwhelmingly Favorable Towards Medicaid

As House Republicans prepare to vote later today on cutting Medicaid in order to fund tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, the consequences are coming into clear view. Medicaid cuts threaten health care for over 70 million Americans and Hispanic families would disproportionately suffer. In polling from Protect Our Care and Hart Research last month, Hispanic voters surveyed are overwhelmingly favorable towards Medicaid and would disapprove of Republicans’ extreme plans to slash Medicaid funding.

Recently, eight House Republicans have expressed their concern that Medicaid cuts could disproportionately impact their Hispanic constituents. Medicaid is a crucial lifeline for the Hispanic community. Medicaid covers 20.3 million Hispanic Americans – a third of the Hispanic community – more than half of all Hispanic children, and 3 in 10 Hispanic seniors. Medicaid provided maternity care to 58 percent of Hispanic mothers in 2021.

Polling

Among the Hispanic voters surveyed: 

  • Are overwhelmingly favorable towards Medicaid by 68 points (80% favorable vs. 12% unfavorable).
  • Only 10% support cutting the amount that the federal government spends on health care, with 62% wanting an increase and 20% wanting it to stay the same.
  • 72% would disapprove (46% strongly disapprove) of Republicans in Congress making major cuts to Medicaid.
  • 73% of Hispanic voters either depend on Medicaid themselves, have a family member or relative who does, or know someone who is close to them who does. 

Hart Research Associates surveyed voters nationwide from January 16 to January 20, 2025. The survey included an oversample of Hispanic voters (n=182). 41% of the Hispanic voters survey backed a Republican candidate for Congress in 2024. The full results are available online here.

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NEW: With Republicans Set To Vote On Medicaid Cuts, Protect Our Care Continues Nearly $10 Million Campaign Slamming GOP Health Care Attacks

Ads in Key House Districts and New Mobile Billboard Campaign On Capitol Hill Will Run This Week As Republicans Vote On Cutting at Least $880 Billion From Medicaid

Watch Protect Our Care’s Ads Here

View Protect Our Care’s New Mobile Billboard Here

Washington, D.C. – Protect Our Care is continuing its $10 million “Hands Off Medicaid” campaign to defend Medicaid from devastating cuts this week with ads in 10 key House districts and a mobile billboard on Capitol Hill. Republicans are set to vote this week on cutting between $880 billion and $2 trillion from Medicaid in order to fund tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. 

Hart Research 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.  

The extreme Republican budget proposal to slash Medicaid — endorsed by Donald Trump — threatens health care for over 70 million Americans who rely on the program, and the consequences could touch nearly every household in America. Republicans are pushing to gut Medicaid, and if they get their way, millions will lose coverage, including children, new moms, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities — all to give tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations. 

“Republicans in Congress are preparing to vote in favor of devastating cuts to Medicaid that threaten the coverage of millions,” said Protect Our Care Chair Leslie Dach. “The American people won’t let them get away with these extreme attacks on our health care just so they can pay for more tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. Voters are already voicing their anger at town hall meetings and the more voters learn, the angrier they will be. Donald Trump and his allies in Congress have put Medicaid on the chopping block, and the vote in Congress this week will show just how many House Republicans are willing to make everyday Americans sicker and poorer by ripping away coverage from those who need it most.”

The 30-second ads will continue to run on television and digitally in the following districts: David Schweikert (AZ-01), David Valadao (CA-22), Young Kim (CA-40), Ken Calvert (CA-41), Nick LaLota (NY-01), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), Rob Bresnahan (PA-08), and Dan Newhouse (WA-04). Throughout the recess, Protect Our Care is also hosting events across the nation, including in front of Republican offices, to make sure people understand the devastating consequences of Republican plans to cut health care.

In addition to the ads, Protect Our Care will launch a mobile billboard campaign on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, February 25. The mobile billboard will circle Capitol Hill from 10 AM to 7 PM on Tuesday, targeting the same 10 House Republicans ahead of the vote in Congress to cut Medicaid in order to pay for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. You can watch the mobile billboard campaign video here.

Links to each of the 30-second ads can be found below:

David Schweikert (AZ-1)
David Valadao (CA-22)
Young Kim (CA-40)
Ken Calvert (CA-41)
Nick LaLota (NY-01)
Andrew Garbarino (NY-02)
Mike Lawler (NY-17)
Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07)
Rob Bresnahan (PA-08)
Dan Newhouse (WA-04)

Sample Ad Script for CA-22

With costs as high as they are right now. No one can afford to lose their healthcare. 

But that’s exactly what’ll happen if Congress cuts Medi-Cal. 

Over three hundred thousand of us in the Central Valley could have our health care ripped away.

We’re talking veterans, seniors,
Kids with disabilities,
Everyday working people …

All losing their health care…while Congress passes another tax break for billionaires. 

Congressman Valadao, we’re counting on you to be there for us. 

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