“Public Outcry in Tucson:” Arizonans Urge Ciscomani to Vote Against Gutting Their Health Care

Protestors gathered at Ciscomani’s district office this week to urge him to vote against gutting health care to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.

Will Ciscomani listen? His own record says no.

In May, Ciscomani was “proud” to cast the deciding vote to rip health care away from more than 342,000 Arizonans – including nearly 32,000 of his own constituents. The Senate’s version of the Big, Ugly Bill makes even deeper cuts to Medicaid that could force hospitals to close, hike health care costs for all patients, and devastate Southern Arizona’s local economies — and he voted to move it forward today anyways.

DCCC Spokesperson Lindsay Reilly:
“Juan Ciscomani has shown time and again that he works for billionaires and Republican Party bosses – not Arizonans. Voters are paying attention, and they’ll fire him for it next November.”

In case you missed it…

• The Senate’s passage of the controversial “Big Beautiful Bill” has sparked public outcry in Tucson, where dozens of protesters gathered outside Representative Juan Ciscomani’s midtown office on Tuesday.
• The group voiced strong opposition to more than $1 trillion in proposed cuts to Medicaid included in the sweeping budget package.
• The protest, organized by healthcare workers and local advocacy groups, featured chants of “No healthcare, no peace!” and passionate speeches from current and retired nurses who say the cuts would be devastating to both patients and providers.
• Hamilton fears the Medicaid cuts could overwhelm hospital systems, especially in rural areas that rely heavily on government reimbursements. “This will possibly lead to closures of rural hospitals,” she said.
• Critics also took issue with the bill’s broader financial implications.
• “If you want to cut the debt, then don’t increase the debt by making this tax break to the wealthiest people of our nation,” said Tucson resident Kay Federoff. “When they say it’s for everybody, nah, it’s really for the very wealthiest.”
• “Taking care away from people in order to give tax breaks to billionaires is unacceptable,” Kenegos said. “And he won’t remain in Congress if he does it.”
• According to the Congressional Budget Office, the proposed Medicaid reductions could result in an estimated 11.8 million people losing health coverage over the next decade.
• Medicaid currently insures about 60% of nursing home residents and funds the majority of nursing home care and roughly 40% of all births in the United States (50% of births in rural areas).

• Around 50 activists gathered outside of Congressman Juan Ciscomani’s office in Tucson, as part of nationwide rallies against proposed cuts to Medicaid.
• Millions of people could lose their coverage under this bill which is why protestors like Jim Hannley, gathered outside of Ciscomani’s office.
• To help pay for the reconciliation budget, Republicans’ have proposed cutting more than $1 trillion from the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid and Medicare.
• In May, Ciscomani voted to approve President Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ that included cuts to Medicaid services.

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