Watson Coleman Offers to Help Kean, Van Drew, and Smith Explain to Their Constituents Their Votes to Cut Medicaid
Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) challenged New Jersey’s three Congressional Republicans to defend their votes to cut Medicaid from children and seniors in their districts in order to give a tax break to the wealthiest Americans.
“News has emerged that Republicans across the country are cancelling their town halls after blowback from constituents following cuts to vital services," said Watson Coleman. "My Republican colleagues must justify their votes to cut healthcare for 700,000 New Jerseyans on Medicaid in order to pay for a $4.5 trillion tax cut for the super rich and corporations. They need to explain their votes to their constituents at public town halls. I will be happy to travel to Tom Kean’s district, Chris Smith’s district, or Jeff Van Drew’s district to help them explain their vote to their Constituents.”
The House Republican budget reconciliation bill instructs Congressional committees to cut $880 billion from the Energy & Commerce Committee to fund tax breaks. The New York Times reported that most of these cuts can only come from Medicaid.
“As I mentioned on the House Floor this week, Tom Kean represents 70,000 people who receive their healthcare through Medicaid and are at risk of losing their coverage under the Republican Budget," continued Watson Coleman. "Jeff Van Drew represents over 176,000. Chris Smith represents over 178,000, including nearly 100,000 children. I think my colleagues should help their concerned constituents understand what they should do when they lose their coverage. I’m happy to help facilitate those discussions.”
Medicaid provides health coverage to 700,000 New Jersey residents, including:
- 33.4% of all children
- 31% of moms giving birth and their newborn babies
- 39.5% of working-age adults with disabilities
- 60% of people living in nursing homes
Wake up you MAGA moron. It's Dicktator Donnie (spelling is correct) and his band of jockstraps who needs to be removed from office... immediately.
Watson Coleman is nothing more than a Communist race-baiting pig. She should be removed from office for her latest attempt at starting an insurrection with her seditious acts to inflame part of the populace--the chattering class--against the rest of us real Americans who DO work for a living and pay over 95% of all the taxes in this nation. Maybe it's time for us real Americans to stop paying our taxes and watch where the Democrat-Communists and their entitlement constituents would be.
MS. Coleman is making a wonderful offer to the Republican Congessmen to assist them in explainind their vote . Surely they have compelling reasons to cut Medicaid. icl
Our elected officials must respond to the voters. If they will not they must be voted out of office.
Watson-Coleman should hold town Halls in their Districts since those 3 will not do it.
Looks like the NJ Democratic Party rolls will in short order experience an increase in numbers as disillusioned Republican voters begin to see through their party’s doublespeak.
GOP style Darwinian governance