Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn are out with yet another meaningless letter – this time begging the Senate to scale back aggressive cuts to Medicaid…just weeks after they voted to enact the largest cut to Medicaid in American history.
Miller-Meeks and Nunn are hoping this letter will save them from backlash over voting to gut health care for millions of Americans, as the Senate considers lowering the provider tax on states — a move that would cause even more Iowans to lose coverage.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates the Miller-Meeks and Nunn-backed House-version of the GOP Tax Scam would result in more than 106,000 Iowans uninsured by gutting Medicaid and failing to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits. In addition, nearly 24 million Americans will see their monthly health care costs increase and over 300 rural hospitals could close, including MercyOne Newton Medical Center in IA-01.
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
“Enough with the meaningless letters. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn already voted for the largest cut to Medicaid in American history – and when the time comes, they will cave to their D.C. party bosses once again to give their billionaire donors a massive tax break.”
To refresh your memory on the Medicaid cuts that Miller-Meeks and Nunn *already* voted for:
- Des Moines Register: Iowa Republicans vote for reconciliation bill that includes Medicaid, SNAP spending cuts
- The Gazette: Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation double down on Medicaid cuts in federal budget
- Iowa Starting Line: Miller-Meeks, Nunn vote to cut Medicaid and SNAP
- Iowa Capital Dispatch: D.C. Dispatch: Iowa’s U.S. representatives support bills that cut Medicaid and SNAP
- Des Moines Register: Congress passes budget bill with deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. What that means for Iowa
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