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House GOP's $880 Billion Medicaid Cuts Spark Voter Backlash

4/21/2025

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House Republicans have approved a budget plan that threatens to slash $880 billion from Medicaid over the next decade, jeopardizing the health care of 83 million low-income Americans. Health care advocates are rallying voters to pressure California Republicans—Reps. Calvert, Kim, and Valadao—to stand against these harmful cuts, highlighting the political fallout for those who support them.

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House Republicans have approved a budget plan that threatens to slash $880 billion from Medicaid over the next decade, jeopardizing the health care of 83 million low-income Americans. Health care advocates are rallying voters to pressure California Republicans—Reps. Calvert, Kim, and Valadao—to stand against these harmful cuts, highlighting the political fallout for those who support them.