12 House Republicans Oppose Possible Medicaid Cuts in Reconciliation Bill

A group of House Republicans in swing districts has written a letter in opposition to possible cuts to Medicaid in the upcoming reconciliation bill to pass President Donald Trump’s signature legislative items. The April 14 letter, which was obtained by The Epoch Times, was written by 12 Republicans—led by Reps. David Valadao (R-Calif.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.)—and is addressed to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.). In addition to Valadao and Bacon, the letter’s signatories are Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.), Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.), Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), Young Kim (R-Calif.), Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.), Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.), and Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.)....