The Democrats plan to address the Republicans of the House of Representatives in vulnerable districts by highlighting possible cuts to Medicaid and other federal expenses in the budget that the legislators of the Republican party expect to vote this week, according to a memorandum of the campaign committee of the Democratic Congress obtained for the first time for ABC News.
The memorandum entitled “Medicaid cuts are politically dangerous for Republicans of the House of Representatives”, describes a plan to paint the members of the Republican Party in the Swing districts as voting for a “budget plan that would inflict a massive pain to the American families. “
The Budget Plan establishes an objective of at least $ 2 billion in cuts to the mandatory federal expenditure, which includes funds for law programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
The Medicaid is expected, the medical care program for low -income Americans and those with disabilities, in front of the worst part of the cuts. Some members of the Republican party have argued that they include new work requirements for the program and limiting how much the federal government pays to each state.
The minority leader of the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, celebrates a press conference at the United States Capitol, on February 7, 2025 in Washington.
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Republican leadership has repeatedly promised not to reduce other law programs.
“Instead of fulfilling its campaign, it promises to reduce the high cost of living, [Republicans] They are ready to approve an extreme budget scheme that decreased affordable medical care and remove food from the tables of millions of American families, ”says the memorandum. “Republicans will find that a vote of ‘yes’ condemned their re -election possibilities in November 2026”.
Vulnerable Republicans, several of which represent Swing districts with a significant number of constituents in Medicaid, have expressed a great concern that safety network programs can be in the cutting block.
“The Court of Medicaid would have serious consequences, particularly in the rural and predominantly Hispanic communities where hospitals and elderly are already struggling to keep their doors open,” republican members of the Hispanic Conference of Congress to the speaker Mike Johnson in A letter last week.
The leadership of the Republican party has emphasized members who, although the budget plan requires substantial cuts, specific cuts have not yet been determined. And the Republican members have played their budget will have a negative impact on low -income families, pointing out policies such as “without tips taxes”, a Trump Firm campaign promise included in the Budget Plan.
The Democratic memorandum also points out that the Republicans of the House of Representatives in Safe Red Seats already face what he calls “mass political backing” at home meetings at home, since angry voters talk about possible cuts of funds and thousands of recent shots due to the efficiency of the Government Department of Elon Musk (Dux).
“We are all angry at this, you will listen to him,” a constituent told the representative Rich McCormick, a republican of G-G., In a town hall last week.
Johnson told ABC News that the protests were an “ambush” organized by Democratic Defense groups.
“I think the American people largely applaud what is happening. We need the Government to reduce its size and reach the way it should be and make sure that people are doing their job, ”he said.
