ICYMI: New Yorkers Lay into Lawler Following His Vote for Sweeping Medicaid Cuts, Tax Breaks for the Rich

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MAHOPAC, NEW YORK — On Sunday, as Congressman Mike Lawler held a less-than-friendly town hall meeting in Mahopac, protestors gathered outside the venue to express their frustrations with their representative’s recent vote for the GOP’s disastrous reconciliation bill. In an effort to fund tax breaks for the ultra-rich, the legislation would cut nearly $800 billion from Medicaid, threatening the health coverage of nearly 1 million New Yorkers—including tens of thousands of seniors, veterans, and children in Rep. Lawler’s district.

“I am frustrated because I was unable to ask Rep. Lawler about the statements he made at previous town halls,” said Tina Bongar, a resident of Peekskill. “He repeatedly complained about the size of our national deficit, claiming that was the reason we needed to reduce spending on lifesaving programs such as Medicaid. He said that our debt was unsustainable—why then did he vote for a budget bill that adds nearly $4 trillion to the deficit, mostly in the form of tax breaks for billionaires?”

Protestors gathered outside Rep. Lawler’s town hall to express their frustrations with their representative’s recent vote for the GOP’s disastrous reconciliation bill. | CREDIT: Empire State Voices

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