LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) hosted a roundtable in Las Vegas to discuss the impacts of proposed cuts to Medicaid. Senator Rosen heard from Nevada families that rely on Medicaid for lifesaving and critical care for their children, and she highlighted her commitment to continue opposing Congressional Republicans’ proposed cuts. Senator Rosen recently opposed a Republican budget resolution that would cut Medicaid to pay for more tax giveaways to billionaires.
“As Congressional Republicans work to slash Medicaid to pay for even more tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, I sat down with hardworking Nevada families to hear about how this critical program is literally saving lives and how devastating the cuts would be to their families,” said Senator Rosen. “It is cruel and immoral for Republicans to want to take away children’s only access to critical medical care to give billionaires even more money. I’m bringing these stories with me to the Senate where I’ll continue fighting back to protect Medicaid.”
Senator Rosen has been a strong critic of Republicans’ budget plans that would drastically increase our national debt and give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy by cutting programs Nevadans rely on. Earlier this month, she took to the Senate floor to call out Congressional Republicans for this extreme budget plan. Senator Rosen also joined her Senate colleagues in urging President Donald Trump to reject Congressional Republicans’ legislative plans to increase the cost of living for Americans.
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