RI Democrats warn against federal cuts to Medicaid, Republicans call it 'fearmongering'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "Outlays other than for Medicaid total $581 billion through 2034," the CBO's letter reads.
53% : On Capitol Hill, House Republicans have tasked the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid as well as several other programs, with cutting $880 billion over ten years.
52% : And according to Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, Medicaid covered 44% of the children born in Rhode Island in 2023.
48% : One in three Rhode Islanders use Medicaid.
46% : Stephanie Manfredo from Warwick began relying on Medicaid after she learned her son had a rare genetic condition.
40% : But last week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) determined this would necessitate cuts to Medicaid, as the program makes up 93% of the committee's non-Medicare mandatory spending.
39% : At a news conference at Women & Infants Hospital on Monday, Rhode Island's congressional delegation warned that federal cuts to Medicaid would be devastating.
33% : " But congressional leaders warn that Medicaid is still at risk.
30% : "The federal delegation wants to instill fear in Rhode Islanders and Americans that Republicans are going to make cuts to Medicare and Medicaid and even Social Security.
29% : " Manfredo joined the congressional delegation Monday and warned that cuts to Medicaid would put her and her three children at risk.
27% : But President Trump has repeatedly said that he will not make cuts.

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