Republican Senator Dismisses Protests Against Medicaid Cuts
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Protesters continue to gather, this time at Kern Medical, to express their concerns over potential cuts to Medicaid, urging Central Valley Congressman David
Lawmakers bickered, protesters shouted and senators came to take in the moment as a House committee considered a critical portion of a bill to enact President Trump’s domestic agenda.
California residents, caregivers and healthcare advocates rallied today at dozens of hospitals across the state, including several in the Bay Area.
Congressional budget proposals include hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid cuts, potentially impacting low-income and disabled Californians.
Several protesters were arrested for disrupting a House committee's budget reconciliation markup on Tuesday, as Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., thanked those holding court in the hallway.
WASHINGTON (7News) — Twenty-six people were arrested Tuesday for illegally demonstrating inside the Rayburn House Office Building, according to U.S. Capitol Police (USCP). The group, with National ADAPT, was protesting proposed Republican cuts to Medicaid during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing.
Health care workers from across the region said they fear changes to the program would lead to budget cuts and more uninsured patients.
House Republicans on three key committees are working to advance their respective portions of President Donald Trump's reconciliation bill.
Caregivers and advocates gathered in downtown Billings on Thursday to raise their voices against potential federal cuts to Medicaid and opposition to the Trump administration.
Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced legislation Wednesday afternoon containing cuts to Medicaid and health care provisions — some of the most controversial and