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Valadao Risks Career Backing Trump's $1 Trillion Medicaid Cuts

7/5/2025

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Valadao Backs Controversial Bill

Rep. David Valadao (R-Hanford) has put his political career on the line by backing President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," which threatens to slash $1 trillion from Medicaid. This drastic move could strip nearly 12 million Americans of their health coverage, while offering tax breaks to corporations and the wealthy, raising alarms about the dire consequences for rural healthcare.

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Trump Cuts Medicaid

President Trump's newly passed tax and spending bill is set to slash Medicaid funding by a staggering $1 trillion over the next decade, risking the health coverage of nearly 12 million Americans. With new work requirements and changes to provider taxes, this legislation threatens to deepen the healthcare crisis, especially for vulnerable populations in rural communities.

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Valadao Backs Controversial Bill

Rep. David Valadao (R-Hanford) has put his political career on the line by backing President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," which threatens to slash $1 trillion from Medicaid. This drastic move could strip nearly 12 million Americans of their health coverage, while offering tax breaks to corporations and the wealthy, raising alarms about the dire consequences for rural healthcare.

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