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“A letter signed by 20 hard-line House Republicans calling for deep cuts to Medicaid in the GOP’s domestic policy megabill appears to be written at least in part by a conservative think tank with ties to top Republican leaders.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A letter pushing for devastating cuts to Medicaid, led by far-right Congressman Chip Roy, was actually written by a conservative healthcare think tank funded by right-wing special interests, including Charles Koch. 

According to POLITICO, “digital metadata embedded in a PDF copy circulated inside the House and obtained by POLITICO lists the author as Brian Blase, president of Paragon Health Institute.”

Paragon Health Institute has “received seven-figure donations from groups linked to high-profile conservative activists Charles Koch and Leonard Leo” and has close ties to Trump and Speaker Johnson. The organization’s then-vice president also contributed to Project 2025, which likewise called for cuts to Medicaid.

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You'd be hard pressed to find a more shameless example of congressional Republicans taking their cues from special interests at the cost of the American people than Chip Roy copying and pasting a letter directly from ... special interests. This remarkably blatant kowtowing to conservative billionaires is a sad reflection of the congressional Republicans’ willingness to make devastating cuts to Americans’ healthcare to pay for lower taxes for the richest.”

Accountable.US Executive Director Tony Carrk

Full story from POLITICO here. 

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