Congressmembers Evans, Kean Jr., and Miller-Meeks Sponsor Medicaid Anniversary Resolution…Weeks After Voting To Cut The Program
Washington, D.C — Most people bring gifts to a birthday party. Congressmembers Gabe Evans (CO-08), Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) brought knives. Each member had the audacity to introduce a new resolution purporting to celebrate Medicaid’s 60th anniversary – just weeks after voting for the biggest Medicaid cut in history.
According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, their votes for the Republican Tax Law made the largest ever cuts to Medicaid and will leave roughly 15 million Americans without health coverage…all to fund tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy.
Earlier this month, Unrig Our Economy launched ads reminding Americans in each of these members’ districts about their votes to gut Medicaid, cut SNAP, and raise energy costs for working-class families in order to fund tax breaks for the wealthy. In Iowa, Unrig also featured Congresswoman Miller Meeks’ constituent, Maria, in an ad where she called out the Congresswoman for voting to gut the Medicaid program that saved her life.
The Republican Tax Law is deeply unpopular and constituents across the country are speaking out against it. No matter how congressional Republicans try to spin it or how many meaningless resolutions they consponsor, people across the country know that Republicans cut their health care.
“Congressmembers Evans, Kean Jr., and Miller-Meeks are shamelessly pretending to support a Medicaid program they already voted to make historic cuts to,” said Unrig Our Economy Campaign Director Leor Tal. “If these guys insist on bringing butcher knives to birthday parties, I really hope they don’t show up to mine.”
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