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House Republicans Vote to Rush $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts as Part of Deliberately Vague “Bureaucratic Shell Game” that will Terminate Health Care for Millions of Californians

In a vote that could rip health care away from millions of Americans, House Republicans rushed through a resolution that directs budget committee members to slash $880B from Medicaid. California Republican members of Congress voted “Yes” on this resolution – including Reps. Kim (CA-40), Calvert (CA-41), LaMalfa (CA-1), and Kiley (CA-3). Rep. Valadao (CA-22) stood by and watched as his colleagues advanced this deadly agenda.Click to read House Republicans Vote to Rush $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts as Part of Deliberately Vague “Bureaucratic Shell Game” that will Terminate Health Care for Millions of Californians>
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After U.S. Senate Rushes Through Plan to Terminate Health Care for Millions, CA Health Care Coalition Calls on CA House Republicans to Stop $880 Billion in Health Care Cuts  

Early this morning, the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate jammed through a budget plan calling for $880 billion in health care cuts on a largely party line vote. The Fight for Our Health coalition of health care workers, consumer and children’s advocates, seniors and people with disabilities responded, saying House Republicans in California must now commit to voting “NO” on any plan that would terminate care for Californians, close hospitals and clinics, and hike health care prices on working Californians. Click to read After U.S. Senate Rushes Through Plan to Terminate Health Care for Millions, CA Health Care Coalition Calls on CA House Republicans to Stop $880 Billion in Health Care Cuts  >
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After U.S. Senate Rushes Through Plan to Terminate Health Care for Millions, CA Health Care Coalition Calls on CA House Republicans to Stop $880 Billion in Health Care Cuts

Speaker Johnson Wants to Steamroll Health Care Cuts Through House of Representatives Next Week; Reps. David Valadao, Young Kim, Ken Calvert, Doug LaMalfa Must Vote “NO”Click to read After U.S. Senate Rushes Through Plan to Terminate Health Care for Millions, CA Health Care Coalition Calls on CA House Republicans to Stop $880 Billion in Health Care Cuts>
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ABC 7 VIDEO: SoCal health care community rallies against proposed Medi-Cal spending cuts

Southern Californians participated in Tuesday’s “Medicaid Day of Action,” a series of rallies calling on congressional Republicans to reject plans to crawl back Medicaid funding. Medicaid provides health care for low-income and disabled Americans, and Democrats warn that cuts to the program would have devastating effects.Click to read ABC 7 VIDEO: SoCal health care community rallies against proposed Medi-Cal spending cuts>
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Protestors slam O.C. Republican over feared Trump Medi-Cal cuts

Hundreds of healthcare workers and others massed in Anaheim Hills on Tuesday, shouting their anger over expected cuts to Medicaid and what they stand to lose. Local resident Cynthia Williams, who was among those protesting outside Republican U.S. Rep. Young Kim’s office, said she knew exactly where the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, needed to trim the fat. “Cut these billionaires; go cut them off,” Williams said. “Medi-Cal cuts affect real lives, human beings that need care.”Click to read Protestors slam O.C. Republican over feared Trump Medi-Cal cuts>
  • Los Angeles Times

If Trump cuts Medicaid, this California Republican’s House seat would be imperiled

Rep. David Valadao faced a no-win decision last month: Fall into line behind President Trump and vote for a budget resolution that would almost certainly cut into Medicaid funding, risking his constituents’ wrath; or vote against it, catapulting his party into chaos and setting himself up for a primary opponent possibly backed by Trump. Valadao, a Republican dairy farmer from Hanford, chose his party.Click to read If Trump cuts Medicaid, this California Republican’s House seat would be imperiled>