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Fox News: DOGE cuts, Medicaid fears spark protests at GOP lawmaker offices across US

Vulnerable House Republicans “have felt heat back home” over proposed cuts

Ahead of the GOP voting on a far-right budget blueprint that would decimate critical programs that Americans rely on, constituents across the country are holding vulnerable House Republicans’ feet to the fire.

A new report from Fox News highlights protests calling out David Schweikert (AZ-01), Ken Calvert (CA-41), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), Scott Perry (PA-10), and Bryan Steil (WI-01) for refusing to stand up to their D.C. party bosses who are considering taking a hatchet to critical programs, like Medicaid.

DCCC Spokesperson Ellie Dougherty:
“A little more than one month into President Trump and Elon Musk’s administration, the GOP has done nothing to lower costs and instead are making cuts to critical programs like Medicaid that American families rely on. Every vulnerable House Republican who stands idly by is guaranteeing their pink slip.”

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Fox News: DOGE cuts, Medicaid fears spark protests at GOP lawmaker offices across US
Liz Elkind | February 24, 2025

  • Some House Republicans have felt heat back home this past week […]

  • At least six lawmakers saw protests at their district offices as they spent time with constituents during last week’s recess to mark President’s Day. Several others were confronted during town hall events held during the same period.

  • “They have control of all of our personal information, and I don’t know that anyone except them knows what they’re going to be doing with it,” a protester outside the office of Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., said in a video captured by AZ Central. “I think it’s a terrible breach of security for everyone in this country.”

  • A photo compilation by the Desert Sun showed dozens of people protesting at the office of Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., with signs like, “You work for us, not Musk.”

  • Constituents outside the office of Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., last week pleaded with him to reject Medicaid cuts, according to local outlet WGAL. “I hope he doesn’t touch Medicaid. I hope he does not defund it or try to cut it or anything like that,” one demonstrator told the outlet.

  • Other Republicans who saw protests at their district offices last week included Reps. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., and House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil, R-Wis.

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