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Ky. Gov. Beshear, Democrats slam McConnell for saying people will ‘get over’ Medicaid cuts
WASHINGTON D.C., JUN 25 – Sen. McConnell dismissed concerns over Medicaid cuts affecting 1.4 million Kentuckians amid GOP efforts to reduce federal spending and deliver tax cuts for wealthy Americans.
- On June 24 and 25, Senator Mitch McConnell told GOP colleagues to stop worrying about voter backlash over Medicaid cuts in Trump's budget reconciliation bill in Washington, D.C.
- McConnell's remarks followed the House's May 22 passage of a budget bill cutting $600 billion from Medicaid and warnings that cuts could close 35 rural Kentucky hospitals and cost 20,000 jobs.
- McConnell said Americans concerned about Medicaid reductions would "get over it," while opponents like Rep. Morgan McGarvey called the cuts "indefensible" and noted 1.4 million Kentuckians rely on Medicaid.
- Polls show 50 percent of Americans want increased Medicaid funding, 65 percent support work requirements, but supporting data reveals most recipients already work, complicating public opinion.
- The dispute underscores concerns that Medicaid cuts in the budget reconciliation bill could harm vulnerable populations and provoke political consequences, as GOP senators debate funding frameworks and voter reactions.
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‘They’ll get over it,’ McConnell reportedly assures GOP colleagues about Medicaid cuts
“I know a lot of us are hearing from people back home about Medicaid. But they’ll get over it,” Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell reportedly told Senate Republicans in a closed meeting Tuesday.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett did not mince words this week as she took to social media to torch Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Her reason? McConnell’s jaw-droppingly indifferent response to concerns about Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Which, in case you’re a sweeping legislative package that, among other things, threatens massive cuts to Medicaid. In a scathing tweet on June 25, Crockett called out McConnell for dismissi…
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