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“Huge, Ugly Mess”: Calvert’s Wildly Unpopular Vote to Gut Medicaid

Poll after poll shows Ken Calvert’s devastating vote to strip health care from nearly 40,000 people and gut food assistance for over 30,000 households in his district – all to hand massive tax breaks to billionaires – is catching up with him.
  • Pew Research found that over half of Americans say the GOP Tax Scam would have a negative impact on our country, and a majority say it will HURT middle-class and low-income families.
  • A Washington Post/Ipsos poll found that Americans oppose the legislation by nearly 2 to 1.
  • 64% said they opposed it in a recent KFF Health Tracking Poll.
This scorching feedback comes after Calvert promised Californians he would protect Medicaid, did the opposite by voting YES on the bill, and then peddled bullshit – falsely claiming the bill “does NOT cut Medicaid for seniors, children, mothers, and the disabled.”

We’re not buying his lies, and neither are Californians.

DCCC Spokesperson Anna Elsasser:
“While Calvert stands firmly in his decision to screw over Californians – they won’t forget how he ripped away their health care to give tax breaks to his wealthy pals and then lied about it. Calvert will answer for his wildly unpopular mistakes in 2026.”

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