Hakeem Jeffries Responds to Medicaid Cuts for Non-Citizens

Republican Medicaid Talking Points

• 🎯 Republicans are attempting to use a package to prevent state Medicaid funding from going to non-citizens.
• ⚠️ Governors in Minnesota and California have been cutting off this funding in various ways.

Democratic Stance on Medicaid Funding

• 💡 The speaker questions whether Democrats are opposed to cutting off state Medicaid programs for non-citizens.
• 🔍 The overwhelming majority of people who will lose healthcare due to these efforts are American citizens.

Impact of Republican Efforts

• 📉 Republican efforts are projected to cause 13.7 million people to lose their healthcare.
• 💰 These efforts are framed as a way to provide a massive tax break to Elon Musk and billionaire donors.
• 🚩 The speaker labels these actions as unacceptable, unconscionable, and un-American.