***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY MAY 3***
As Chair of the House E&C Committee, Brett Guthrie Is Leading the Charge to Slash Medicaid and Rip Health Care Away From Millions
Washington, D.C. — On Saturday, Protect Our Care will fly a plane over the Kentucky Derby, the most-watched and most-attended horse race in the United States, telling Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Representative Brett Guthrie (R-KY-02) to reject any cuts to Medicaid. The plane will carry a banner reading “Tell Brett Guthrie: Hands Off Medicaid!”
Next week, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce will be drawing up plans to kick millions of Americans off their coverage by slashing federal funding for Medicaid, limiting how states can fund Medicaid, and adding burdensome paperwork requirements to keep coverage. Medicaid cuts could spell doom for millions, ripping health care away from seniors, children with disabilities, pregnant women, and hardworking families across the country. The latest research shows that, under the Republican scheme, more than 20 million could lose coverage and 34,200 will die each year.
SKY BILLBOARD DISPLAY
WHAT: Plane fly-over with banner
WHEN: Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 2 PM to 6 PM ET
WHERE: Churchill Downs Racetrack, 700 Central Ave, Louisville, KY
BACKGROUND
FACT SHEET: Rep. Brett Guthrie Spreads Falsehoods To Kentuckians While Slashing Medicaid