Letter: Rep. Fischbach Was the Deciding Vote

Gabe Evans Cast the Deciding Vote to Gut Health Care, Food Assistance for Thousands of Coloradans

Evans’ “middle-of-the-night massacre to Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP” jeopardizes thousands of his own constituents   Vulnerable Colorado Republican Gabe Evans cast the deciding vote last week to gut vital services his constituents depend on, including Medicaid, Medicare, and food assistance. New analysis shows that Evans’ plan would kick 26,257 of his own constituents off their health care. Nearly 30,000 households in Evans’ district are also at r…

Letter: Rep. Fischbach was the deciding vote

Early in the morning on May 22nd, Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn., cast the deciding vote for a budget bill that will hurt her constituents. The House Republican budget bill passed by one vote, 215-214. If Fischbach had voted no, the bill would have failed. Fischbach voted for 25,000 of her constituents to lose their health insurance coverage. Because of her vote, 12,000 of her constituents are at risk of losing the ability to feed their famili…