RELEASE: Harder Condemns House Passage of Devastating Medicaid Cuts

Cuts health care for 42,000 residents, lays off 3,000 health care workers in San Joaquin County

Finances trillions in tax cuts for billionaires like Elon Musk

WASHINGTON – Today, following the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the federal budget reconciliation bill, Rep. Josh Harder (CA-09) released the following statement condemning the devastating health care cuts:

“Today, politicians voted to strip health care from 14 million people to fund tax breaks for billionaires like Elon Musk. This isn’t an exaggeration. Right here in San Joaquin County, 42,000 people are set to lose their health coverage. That means tens of thousands of families won’t be able to take their kids to the doctor, fill a prescription, or access emergency care. Because of this bill, medical centers will shut down, ER wait times will spike, and thousands of health care workers will lose their jobs. 

“At a time when families are already stretched thin, this bill puts billionaire tax cuts ahead of working people’s lives. It’s shameful, it’s dangerous, and I’m enraged. I voted no on this cruel bill, and I’ll do everything in my power to stop this nightmare from becoming reality.”

San Joaquin County impacts by the numbers:

• Cuts health care for 42,000 residents.
• Lays off 3,000 health care workers.
• Raises premiums for thousands of Medicaid and Affordable Care Act enrollees.

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