| In the same breath, Schweikert called for cuts to Medicare – a program that nearly 1.5 million Arizonans rely on.
“A lot of these people I see on Fox… talk about ‘we need to be tough, we need to cut spending,’ [but] when they were given real spending fixes… they all run away from it because one… actually has the word Medicare in it. But you’ve got to go there,” Schweikert continued.
Reminder on the impacts of Schweikert’s bill:
- Roughly 1 in 5 Arizonans in Schweikert’s district depend on Medicaid – 12,601 of whom are expected to lose coverage under the Big, Ugly Law.
- The Arizona Hospital and Health Care Association is warning that the Big, Ugly Law will force more than 55% of all AZ hospitals to operate in the red, which could lead to restricted services “at best” and “at worst” hospital closures across the state.
- Arizona would be the 9th hardest hit state in overall health care spending cuts in the Big, Ugly Law. The state is projected to lose a staggering $33.1 billion.
DCCC Spokesperson Lindsay Reilly:
“David Schweikert voted to kick 194,000 Arizonans off their health care, take a sledgehammer to Arizona’s economy, and jeopardize health care jobs in his district – all so that billionaires could get a tax break. That’s a disqualifying agenda to Arizona voters.” |
