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Sens. Tillis and Moran Join Chorus Of Opposition to Medicaid Cuts

WASHINGTON, DC – Reporting from Senate Republicans’ meeting yesterday to discuss ongoing disagreements and discord within their own caucus on their Big Beautiful Betrayal made it clear that additional members know how disastrout this bill would be for their constituents. Per Punchbowl: 

“Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) handed out a flyer listing 10 states that would stand to lose the most amount of federal Medicaid funding over the next decade. North Carolina would forfeit the most by far — $38.9 billion, according to Tillis. That includes nearly $10 billion in lost hospital receipts. At the bottom, the flyer stated: “Medicaid coverage for over 600,000 North Carolinians would be at risk.”

“Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), who has stayed relatively quiet in public, also spoke up during the meeting, saying the provider tax language is bad for his state.” 

Tillis and Moran are far from the only Republican Senators concerned about the bill. 

  • Senator Josh Hawley: “Just had a great talk with President Trump about the Big, Beautiful Bill. He said again, NO MEDICAID BENEFIT CUTS.”
  • Senator Lisa Murkowski: “That’s why people like Josh [Hawley] and myself and others have weighed in very early … in saying that Medicaid cuts that hurt states like Alaska — that is heavily reliant on Medicaid — are not going to be acceptable.”
  • Senator Susan Collins: “I’ve said that if there are deep cuts in Medicaid that would endanger healthcare for low-income families, for disabled children, for other vulnerable populations, and for our rural hospitals, I’m simply not going to support that.” 
  • Senator Eric Schmitt: “I don’t support any cuts to benefits for Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.”

And these Senators join close to a dozen Congressional Republicans that vowed never to cut Medicaid – only to vote for it days later. Many of them could also financially benefit from the Trump Tax Scam. 

Public opinion shows time and time again that the overwhelming majority of Americans, including these members’ constituents, do not support this bill. 

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New reporting from Senate Republicans’ internal deliberations proves that they know the truth: their bill betrays their constituents, handing out tax cuts for the rich, while gutting their own constituents’ healthcare. The only way to truly be against Medicaid cuts is to vote against this bill – it’s that simple.”

Accountable.US Executive Director Tony Carrk.
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