Rep. Veasey Slams Republicans For Gutting Medicaid, Silencing Cancer Survivor

Washington, D.C. – Today, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee shamefully voted to gut $800 billion from Medicaid—stripping health coverage from 14 million Americans. After a 27-hour markup, during which they attempted to hide from the public and silence the truth, Republicans unanimously voted to sign the death warrants of millions of children, mothers, seniors, and people with disabilities.

“When I called Carla—a cancer survivor and the daughter of a WWII veteran—to share her story, Republicans didn’t just look the other way—they literally moved to silence her,” said Congressman Marc Veasey. “Make no mistake: Republicans are lying. Stripping away health care to hand billionaires a tax cut isn’t policy—it’s arson.”

When Rep. Veasey phoned Carla to give voice to her experience, Republicans cut her mic—choosing silence and lies over humanity.