US EditionCapitol Police arrest more than 25 as Medicaid activists interrupt committee
- On May 13, 2025, Capitol Police arrested 26 pro-Medicaid protesters outside the Energy and Commerce Committee hearing in Washington, D.C.
- The protest occurred because the House planned to consider a GOP budget bill proposing substantial cuts to Medicaid funding over the next decade.
- Protesters chanted slogans like "no cuts to Medicaid" as police closed halls and arrested those refusing to leave for obstructing and crowding.
- Rep. Chip Roy criticized the bill for adding over $20 trillion in debt and failing to transform Medicaid while Senate Democrats called the cuts "ridiculous."
- The budget markup will provoke heated debates, risks reducing coverage by millions, and signals a major shift in Medicaid affecting millions' healthcare access.
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Advocacy groups hold vigil outside U.S. representative Darin LaHood's office
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) -- Advocacy groups and concerned residents gathered outside U.S. Representative Darin LaHood's district office in Normal to protest proposed federal budget cuts. The vigil aims to highlight the human impact of the GOP's budget plan, which includes $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid. Organizers said the proposed reductions could jeopardize healthcare access and food assistance for thousands in LaHood's district. The executive di…
Americans Refuse To Quietly Let Republicans Kill Medicaid, People On Medicaid
Protesters crowd the hall outside a hearing room where the House Energy and Commerce Committee prepared its Medicaid cuts bill. Video screenshot, Sky News Australia on YouTubeThe House Energy and Commerce Committee got to work yesterday on its part of the One Big Beautiful Blowjobs for Billionaires Bill, in which they’ve been instructed to cut $880 billion over the coming decade. That means huge cuts to Medicaid, in the neighborhood of $700 bill…
Debate Turns Raucous as House Panel Weighs Medicaid Cuts
WASHINGTON — As he called to order a marathon committee session to consider Medicaid cuts and other critical pieces of Republicans’ sweeping domestic policy bill, Rep. Brett Guthrie of Kentucky surveyed a packed hearing room Tuesday afternoon and asked for a respectful debate. “I know we have deep feelings on these issues, and we may not all agree on everything,” said Guthrie, a Republican who is in his first term as chair of the House Energy an…
Breaking: Democrat Voters Storm Federal Building — But Don’t Expect the Media to Call This an Insurrection - Red State Nation
Washington, D.C. – On May 13, 2025, a group of Democrat voters, upset over perceived threats to Medicaid, stormed the Rayburn Building during a Congressional hearing, chanting and shouting in the halls, yet the media remains silent. The video, viewed over 1.6 million times, captures the chaos, with conservatives on X decrying the double standard: […] The post Breaking: Democrat Voters Storm Federal Building — But Don’t Expect the Media to Call T…
Soros-Backed Mob Exploits Disabled in Sham Protest!
In yet another disgraceful display of left-wing theatrics, a disabled protester was arrested after disrupting a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, screaming hysterical and baseless accusations about Republicans “wanting to kill the disabled.” The woman, who appeared to be suffering from mental instability, was seen being wheeled out by Capitol Police while comparing the Trump-backed healthcare bill to the Holocaust—an outrageous and of…
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