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Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirmed that proposed Republican cuts to Medicaid would rip millions of working Americans off their health insurance, all to fund trillions in tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy.
According to the CBO, different policy proposals backed by House Republicans – including the so-called moderates – would kick people off Medicaid, resulting in an increase in the number of uninsured Americans by millions.
Rob Wittman and Jen Kiggans voted to greenlight an extreme budget blueprint that instructs the Energy & Commerce Committee to find $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid. Now facing backlash from their constituents, Wittman and Kiggans are trying to talk their way out of it. This new CBO report makes clear they will not be able to.
DCCC Spokesperson Justin Chermol:
“No more bullshit letters or cable news appearances from fake moderates like Rob Wittman and Jen Kiggans. If they really wanted to save Medicaid, they had the opportunity to vote ‘NO’ on the extreme GOP budget – twice – but refused. This new CBO report proves their words are meaningless.”
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