Under Pressure from Trump, Congressman Lawler FOLDS!
Rep. Mike Lawler Abandoned His Constituents, Voting For Steep Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, & SNAP in Order to Pay for Tax Breaks for Billionaires
NEW YORK — Today, despite repeated promises that he would not abandon his constituents, Congressman Mike Lawler voted in favor of the GOP’s disastrous reconciliation bill. The controversial legislation, which is set to cut nearly $700 billion from Medicaid, over $250 billion from SNAP, and potentially $500 billion from Medicare, all in order to pay for vast tax breaks for the ultra-rich, now moves to the Senate.
If passed into law, more than 2 million New Yorkers could lose their health coverage or SNAP benefits, including tens of thousands of seniors, veterans, and children in Rep. Lawler’s own district. The New York Congressman recently characterized this as “not a major cut.”
“What Congressman Mike Lawler did today is reprehensible,” said Diane Volz, a retired public school teacher from Peekskill who recently celebrated her 102nd birthday.“Like nearly one-fifth of Americans, I rely on Medicaid for my healthcare—I simply couldn’t survive without it. Now, because of Rep. Lawler’s short-sighted cowardice, millions of us are at risk of losing that coverage, all so that a handful of billionaires can get new, larger tax breaks. These cuts don’t make Medicaid better. They will lead to countless New Yorkers losing access to lifesaving treatment, and people will die because of it.”
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