WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released a statement on reports that Senate Republicans are now looking to also cut Medicare in their extreme tax spending bill. This comes in addition to the devastating Medicaid cuts that will cause Nevadans in need – including children – to lose their health insurance just so Republicans can pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
“Apparently going after programs like Medicaid and SNAP that help children and families in need wasn’t enough for Senate Republicans – they’re now also looking to cut Medicare in their extreme tax spending bill,” said Senator Rosen. “It’s absolutely appalling that Senate Republicans are trying to pay for more tax giveaways for billionaires and big corporations by putting Nevada seniors’ health care on the chopping block. I’m going to fight to stop this extreme proposal with everything I have and protect Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP benefits.”
Senator Rosen has been a strong critic of Republicans’ extreme tax spending bill that would cut programs Nevadans rely on and drastically increase the national debt to give more tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy. She invited a Las Vegas teenager and his mom who rely on Medicaid for health care coverage to attend President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress to highlight the devastating impacts of Medicaid cuts. 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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