NRCC letter forces Democrats' Medicaid attack billboards to come down - Washington Examiner

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51% : " "House Majority Forward's message willfully ignores the fact that their Republican targets have publicly voiced their support for Medicaid and perpetuates false claims to the contrary," the letter added.
49% : "This is very much an ongoing legal back and forth," the spokesperson said of the battle with the billboards under Lamar's umbrella, pointing to research backing up the billboards' claims. Democrats have argued Republicans are planning to cut Medicaid after the Congressional Budget Office released a memo noting the $880 billion in proposed Energy and Commerce Committee cuts run right through the healthcare beneficiary program.
45% : " "Medicaid has not been cut by the Federal government," NRCC's letter, obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner, stated.
38% : "No Member of Congress has voted for cuts to Medicaid.
36% : " The billboards claimed the Republicans "voted to cut Medicaid to give billionaires like him tax cuts," referring to Musk, who was featured on the billboard next to the lawmaker.
34% : ELISE STEFANIK FINALLY GETS HER CONFIRMATION DATE AFTER HOUSE GOP MATH ADDS UP But GOP leadership has consistently brushed off Democrats' claims that Medicaid is on the chopping block as "hysteria," pointing to the language of the budget resolution and arguing the bill's text does not specifically mention Medicaid, Social Security, or Medicare.
33% : But pulling the billboards, which were up for a little over 24 hours in the districts, is a blow to Democrats' messaging plans -- particularly as several Democrats continue to face blowback from constituents that they do not have a solid plan to fight back against Trump and Republicans.
32% : " Accusing Republicans of wanting to cut Medicaid and Social Security has been the rallying call for Democratic lawmakers and progressive opposition groups since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20.

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