Coloradans Blast Gabe Evans for Caving to D.C. Party Bosses’ Medicaid Cuts

Ahead of the GOP voting on a far-right budget blueprint that would decimate critical programs like Medicaid, Coloradans are holding Gabe Evans’ feet to the fire for refusing to speak out against his extreme party bosses as they prepare to decimate critical programs that Coloradans rely on, instead of lowering costs.

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Colorado Times Recorder: Community Members & Local Democrats to Congressman Evans: Defunding Medicaid Would be a ‘Death Sentence’

• Community members and local Democratic officials gathered in front of Rep. Gabe Evans (R-Fort Lupton) Northglenn office today, urging the congressman to oppose a budget resolution spearheaded by House Republicans that would drastically scale back Medicaid.

• Evans has refrained from criticizing the Trump administration or speaking on the proposed cuts to Medicaid.

• We have reached out to Rep. Gabe Evans’ office to see if he has any comment on the proposed cuts to Medicaid or any specific responses to the questions posed by his constituents. We have so far not heard back.

Colorado Newsline: Colorado Democrats urge Rep. Evans to oppose budget plan threatening Medicaid benefits

• Colorado Democrats on Monday urged U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, a Fort Lupton Republican, to address his constituents’ concerns about potential cuts to their Medicaid benefits at a demonstration outside his Northglenn office.

• The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a budget resolution this week that would extend tax cuts from President Donald Trump’s first term, boost spending on border security, and cut various government programs that could affect Medicaid coverage for millions of low-income Americans.

• Evans’ office did not return Newsline’s request for comment on the budget resolution and the demonstration at his office.

Denver7: Republican Proposal to Defund Medicaid

“Protesters gathered outside Colorado Republican Representative Gabe Evans’ office earlier opposing his party’s budget plan that seeks up to $880 billion dollars in federal spending cuts. Northglenn’s Mayor warned the cuts would devastate many of the 73,000 Medicaid recipients in Evans’ own district, including children.”

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