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NEW ADS: Ahead of Republican Committee Mark Up Sessions, Protect Our Care Launches New Spanish-Language Ads

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Washington, D.C. – Protect Our Care is launching new Spanish-language radio ads featuring a woman in the “sandwich generation” who is raising her own family and caring for her aging parents at the same time. She laments that without Medicaid, she doesn’t know how she would afford to take care of her parents. The ads will run on Spanish-language radio stations in seven Republican-held swing districts with significant Latino populations.

Last night, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee released the text of their budget proposal, putting pen to paper on their plan to kick millions off their health care to fund tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations. Medicaid cuts could have devastating consequences for Latino families around the country, as Medicaid covers one in three Latinos and half of all Latino children. Polling suggests Latino voters have overwhelmingly favorable views of Medicaid and disapprove of Republicans’ plans to gut Medicaid.

“This Republican scheme would strip health insurance from millions of Latinos and take away their access to essential care, exacerbating health inequities and raising costs for working families at a time when too many struggle to make ends meet,” said Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse. “These so-called moderate Republicans are betraying their own voters and straight up lying when they say that this will protect their health care. Families deserve better than that. Not one dollar should be taken from Medicaid to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations.”

This Spanish-language ad buy is part of Protect Our Care’s ongoing 10-million-dollar “Hands Off Medicaid” campaign. The latest campaign activities also include television and digital ads featuring a conservative voter and grandmother to a little boy with special needs, as well as Trump loyalist and MAGA cheerleader Steve Bannon warning Republicans. 

The ads will launch in the following districts: David Schweikert (AZ-01), David Valadao (CA-22), Young Kim (CA-40), Ken Calvert (CA-41), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Rob Bresnahan (PA-08), and Dan Newhouse (WA-04).

Links to each of the minute-long radio ads can be found below:

David Schweikert (AZ-01)
David Valadao (CA-22)
Young Kim (CA-40)
Ken Calvert (CA-41)
Andrew Garbarino (NY-02)
Rob Bresnahan (PA-08)
Dan Newhouse (WA-04)

Sample Radio Ad Script for AZ-01:

Female Narrator: Estoy en la etapa de mi vida donde estoy criando mi propia familia y cuidando a mis papás. Ellos trabajaron duro toda su vida y ahora viven con nosotros donde reciben cuidado en casa gracias a Medicaid. 

Entonces me pongo muy nerviosa cuando escucho que los republicanos en el Congreso como el Congresista David Valadao quieren hacer recortes enormes a Medicaid. ¿De donde sacaríamos el dinero para proveerles su cuidado? 

Uno de tres latinos depende de Medicaid. Esto no solamente afecta a mi familia, esto afecta a millones en nuestra comunidad. 

Ya todo está demasiado caro. ¿Te imaginas cuánto costaría el seguro privado y el cuidado a largo plazo de nuestros papás encima de todo eso?

El voto de nuestro congresista David Schweikert podría determinar si hay recortes a Medicaid. Llamalo al 202-225-2190

Dile que esté al lado de nuestras familias y proteja Medicaid. 

[English: I’m at that stage in life where I’m raising my own family and taking care of my parents. They worked hard their entire lives and now they live with us and receive in-home care, thanks to Medicaid. 

So I get nervous when I hear Republicans in Congress, like Congressman David Valadao, are looking to make huge cuts to Medicaid. How on earth would we pay?  

One in three Latinos rely on Medicaid right now, so this isn’t just about my family. It’s about millions of us.

The cost of everything is already so high. Could you imagine how much private insurance and long term care would cost for our parents on top of all that?

Our Congressman, David Schweikert, might be the deciding vote on cutting Medicaid. Call him at 202-225-2190.

Tell him to stand with our families and protect Medicaid.]

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PRESS CALL: Energy and Commerce Democratic Leadership Joins Protect Our Care to Call Out Republicans’ Horrific Plan to Gut Medicaid

***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MONDAY MAY 12TH AT 4 PM ET***

Republicans Want to Rip Away Health Care from Millions to Fund Tax Breaks for the Wealthy 

Washington, D.C. — On Monday, May 12th at 4 PM ET, House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06), Ranking Member on Health Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO-01), and Vice Ranking Member Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-07) will join Protect Our Care for a press conference to call out Republicans’ plan to make the largest cuts to Medicaid in history. Americans across party lines oppose cuts to Medicaid, but Republicans are charging ahead to take away people’s health care in order to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. 

Tomorrow, Republicans on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce are voting on their legislation to slash billions from Medicaid funding. These catastrophic cuts would throw millions of hardworking families off their coverage, shutter rural hospitals, and kick seniors out of nursing homes. The latest research shows that, under this Republican plan, millions will lose coverage and thousands could die each year. 

WHO:

U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06)
U.S. Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO-01)
U.S. Representative Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-07)
Leslie Dach, Protect Our Care

WHAT: Medicaid Defense Press Conference

WHEN: Monday, May 12th, 2025 at 4 PM ET

WHERE: RSVP Here

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STATEMENT: Republicans to Release Radical Budget Proposal Targeting Health Care To Fund Tax Breaks for The Rich

Washington, D.C. – Tonight, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are set to release the text of their budget proposal. Republicans have been dead set on cutting billions of dollars from Medicaid, the nation’s largest health care provider, covering more than 70 million Americans. According to analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, Republicans cannot achieve their savings targets without deeply cutting Medicaid, which would rip health care away from millions of seniors, children, people with disabilities, and hardworking families.  

In response, Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse issued the following statement:

“Republicans revealed their true colors tonight by proposing far-reaching policies to rip health care away from scores of Americans for one reason and one reason only – to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations. No matter how Republicans dress it up, they are taking away health care from seniors, people with disabilities, expectant moms, and children to make the wealthy even wealthier. If Republicans think they’ve avoided the political consequences of doing so they have another thing coming.”

Medicaid is an indispensable pillar of our economy and health care system. It provides health care to more than 70 million Americans with Medicaid, including seniors, children, veterans, people with disabilities, workers who don’t get coverage through their jobs, and people who take care of their children or elderly parents. Cutting Medicaid is also politically perilous. Poll after poll after poll finds a majority of voters, including most Republican voters, oppose any cuts to Medicaid. As Republicans are feeling the heat for their unpopular plan, they continue to lie to the American people about the devastation this budget will cause.

BACKGROUND

THE TRUTH: Every Republican Medicaid Proposal Will Take Health Care Away from Millions To Fund Tax Breaks for the Wealthy

The Republican War on Health Care: Medicaid Cuts for Millions, Tax Cuts for the Ultra-Wealthy

FACT SHEET: Republicans Want To Rip Away Health Care From Over 70 Million Americans on Medicaid

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FACT SHEET: Republican Medicaid Cuts Threaten Maternal Health This Mother’s Day 

Medicaid, the largest health insurance program in the country, provides crucial coverage for millions of mothers and children. It covers more than 40 percent of all births and provides critical postpartum care. It also assists women with reproductive care, such as family planning, breast and cervical cancer screenings, and treatment for sexually transmitted infections. For pregnant and postpartum women, affordable health coverage is more essential than ever as the United States continues to experience the highest rates of maternal mortality and morbidity among wealthy nations. Medicaid makes sure moms and babies can get the care they need before, during, and after birth, preventing devastating outcomes and setting children up for success.

Later this week, Republicans are set to put pen to paper and finalize their budget, cutting billions of dollars from Medicaid and throwing millions of people off their health care, all to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. Their plan would shutter community health clinics and rural hospitals, jeopardize the health care of half of all children in America, and raise costs for hardworking families. Every single community across the country will feel the devastating effects of these cuts.

Republicans Will Rip Away Care From Moms and Children and Exacerbate The Nation’s Maternal Health Crisis. 

By The Numbers:

  • Almost Half Of Births Are Covered By Medicaid. Medicaid covers 41 percent of births in the United States and the majority of births in several Republican-controlled states, including Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. Medicaid helped pay for 1.5 million births in 2023, but Republicans want to drastically reduce funding.
  • The United States Has the Highest Rate of Maternal Deaths of Any High-Income Country. In 2022, there were approximately 22 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births in the United States. Maternal deaths are highest among Black mothers, even though over 80 percent of these deaths are considered preventable.

Medicaid Expansion Is Associated With Better Maternal Health Outcomes. Democrats in Congress passed legislation enabling states to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage from six weeks to one year, giving comprehensive coverage in the critical year after birth to moms in 49 states. States that additionally expanded Medicaid under the ACA had an average of a 17 percent decrease in postpartum hospitalizations and experienced lower maternal mortality rates than states that did not expand Medicaid. Republicans are fighting to gut funding for Medicaid expansion, putting the lives of American moms at risk just so a few ultra-wealthy can get even more tax breaks.

Medicaid Is Critical For The Women Who Are Most At Risk For Complications. Medicaid provides screening for conditions such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure, and diseases that greatly increase the chance of severe complications during delivery. In 2021, 43,600 women with these conditions received the care they needed through Medicaid.

Medicaid Is A Lifeline For Moms In Black, Latina, and Rural Communities. In 2021, Medicaid provided maternity care to 64 percent of Black mothers and 58 percent of Latina mothers. Medicaid also pays for a greater share of births in rural areas than any other source of coverage.

Without Medicaid Funding, More Birthing Hospitals Will Be Forced To Close. Rural hospitals rely on Medicaid funding to keep their doors open. GOP-proposed per capita caps and block grants will greatly cut federal funding and force states to cut back on how much they pay hospitals, putting moms at risk of losing access to care.

Republicans’ Plan to Cut Medicaid Funding Will Put Essential Reproductive Health Coverage in Jeopardy.

By The Numbers:

  • Medicaid is the Largest Provider of Sexual and Reproductive Health Coverage. 1 in 5 women of reproductive age use Medicaid for health care coverage, and two-thirds of women enrolled in Medicaid are of reproductive age. Medicaid also accounts for 75 percent of public funding for family planning services, such as birth control. Thirty states have also expanded family planning benefits to more people. 
  • Medicaid Provides Critical Sexual and Reproductive Care. Medicaid pays for a disproportionate share of STI care compared to other providers. People with Medicaid coverage are more likely to receive STI screening than people with private or no health insurance. If left untreated, STIs/STDs can lead to serious complications that leave patients drowning in medical debt or in worse scenarios, death.

Medicaid Provides Vital Reproductive Health Services. Medicaid provides vital services for women of reproductive age, such as covering family planning services, STI/STD tests and treatments, breast and cervical cancer screenings, and other preventive screenings and annual checkups. This coverage helps women of color in particular. Black women are 71 percent more likely to die from cervical cancer than their white counterparts and Black and Latina women make up 80 percent of women living with HIV or AIDS.

Medicaid Assists Women With Fertility Issues. 8 states require at least one Medicaid plan offered in the state to provide diagnostic services for infertility. While only New York requires their Medicaid state plans to cover fertility treatments, Medicaid covers treatments for other health conditions that can impact fertility, such as thyroid medications, fibroid surgery, and endometriosis or other gynecologic abnormalities that can cause pelvic pain or abnormal bleeding. Several states also cover fertility preservation for people whose medical treatments, such as chemotherapy, may cause infertility. Medicaid’s role is essential to ensure equitable access to these treatments, especially for families of color.

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HEADLINES: CBO Confirms GOP Medicaid Cuts Would Throw Millions Off Their Health Care 

Yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released a report at the request of Congressional Democrats detailing how Republicans’ Medicaid cuts and other reconciliation proposals will rip care away from millions of Americans to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. Next week, Republicans are set to put pen to paper and finalize their budget, cutting billions of dollars from Medicaid and throwing millions of people off their health care, all to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. Their plan would force seniors out of nursing homes, jeopardize the health care of half of all children in America, and take lifesaving care away from people with disabilities. Every single community across the country will feel the effects of these cuts.

HEADLINES

Politico: CBO: Millions Could Lose Coverage if GOP Pulls Back on Medicaid Expansion

The Hill: CBO: Millions of People Could Lose Insurance Under GOP Medicaid Options

The New York Times: G.O.P. Plans to Cut Medicaid Would Save Billions but Leave More Uninsured, Budget Office Says

USA Today: Millions Could Lose Coverage Under GOP Plan to Cut Medicaid, per CBO

Daily Kos: GOP Budget Plans Would Rip Health Care Away From Millions

Axios: CBO: Medicaid Moves Would Cause Coverage Losses

Huffpost: GOP Plans To Cut Medicaid Would Kick Millions Off Health Insurance, New Analysis Says

NOLA News: GOP Medicaid Ideas Could Take Thousands Off Rolls, Analysis Says; What it Means for Louisiana

Kentucky Lantern: Congressional Budget Agency Projects Sweeping Medicaid Cutbacks in States Under GOP Plans

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ADVISORY: Protect Our Care to Fly Plane Over Minor League Baseball Game, Telling Rep. Ryan Mackenzie “Hands Off Medicaid”

 ***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, MAY 8***

Banner Will Fly Over Lehigh Iron Pig’s Theme Night for Health Care Workers With Free Scrub Jersey Giveaway

Washington, D.C. — Tomorrow, Protect Our Care will fly a plane over Coca-Cola Park during a Lehigh Iron Pigs game, telling Representative Ryan Mackenzie to reject any cuts to Medicaid. The plane will carry a banner reading “Tell Ryan Mackenzie: 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: Thursday May 07, 2025 from 3:30 PM to 7:30 PM ET

WHERE: Coca-Cola Park, 1050 Ironpigs Way, Allentown, PA 18109

BACKGROUND

FACT SHEET: Rep. Ryan Mackenzie Spreads Gutless Lies To Pennsylvanians While Slashing Medicaid

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ROUNDUP: Democratic Governors From Red and Blue States Call On Republicans to Abandon Their Scheme to Cut Medicaid

Yesterday, Protect Our Care joined a press call with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Hawaii Governor Josh Green, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to call on Republicans to abandon their proposal to gut Medicaid in order to fund tax breaks for the wealthy. Republican lawmakers are preparing to enact the largest Medicaid cuts in U.S. history, threatening the health and financial security of millions of Americans. 

During the call, the governors highlighted the devastating consequences these cuts would have on families in their states and across the country. From Kentucky to Hawaii, Medicaid is a lifeline. These Republican cuts would throw seniors out of nursing homes, shutter community health clinics and rural hospitals, take away critical resources for fighting the opioid crisis, and jeopardize the health care of half of America’s children and so many more. The governors made it clear: Medicaid must be protected – not sacrificed to fund giveaways for the wealthy.

Headlines:

USA Today/Courier Journal: Gov. Andy Beshear: Medicaid cuts would be an ‘attack on rural America’

  • Beshear focused on the potential effects Medicaid cuts could have on rural areas in Kentucky and nationwide, saying any cuts could decrease access and impact jobs. “The rural hospital is the second largest employer behind the public school system,” Beshear said. “Massive cuts to Medicaid would shut down that hospital system, would shut down clinics, so not just impacting access to care but ending hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs in certain communities and impacting jobs all across rural America.”
  • “Medicaid covers the people that we love the most in this world, our parents and our kids,” Beshear said. “… Massive cuts to Medicaid is an attack on rural America, and if they do it, these Republican representatives and senators are saying they don’t believe that the people of rural America deserve the same access to health care as those in urban America.”

Lexington Herald Leader: Beshear, Democratic governors decry GOP proposal to “gut” Medicaid funding

  • “Medicaid covers the people we love most in this world: our parents and our kids,” Beshear said. “Half of Kentucky’s kids are covered by Medicaid. Gutting Medicaid would impact families in a substantial way. It would devastate and potentially end rural health care, (which) cannot survive without Medicaid.”
  • “Whether it’s the human argument, because of how people will be impacted negatively . . . or the economic argument,” Beshear said. “Many of our Republican representatives and state senators are in districts where health care workers won’t exist if these Medicaid cuts happen.” Rural hospitals are “one of the largest employers in Hal Rogers’ district . . . (and) some of the most important economic drivers out there,” he said.

Kansas Reflector: Kansas governor pleads with congressional delegation to fight against Medicaid cuts  

  • “Significant cuts to the Medicaid program will directly affect Kansans across the state, regardless of their political views. These cuts would be particularly detrimental to our rural hospitals and providers,” Kelly said.
  • “Congress is not trying to balance the budget or reduce deficits,” Kelly said. “Or, if they are, they certainly shouldn’t be doing (that) on the backs of our most vulnerable people. There are other ways to look for efficiencies in government.”

Albuquerque Journal: Governor taking on higher-visibility role as federal budget fight deepens 

  • The governor on Tuesday described GOP proposals to reduce federal Medicaid spending as a “despicable effort” during a virtual press event with three other Democratic governors.
  • “It is in fact an all-out assault on America’s health care system,” said the governor, who also warned of the harmful impact of Trump’s promised tariffs on imported prescription drugs.
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STATEMENT: CBO Confirms Republican War on Health Care Will Rip Care Away from Millions

Washington, D.C. – The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office just released a report at the request of Congressional Democrats detailing how Republicans’ Medicaid cuts and other reconciliation proposals will rip care away from millions of Americans to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. 

In response, Protect Our Care Chair Leslie Dach issued the following statement: 

“The latest CBO report has confirmed what we already know to be true: Republican cuts to health care will devastate American families. In their outrageous crusade to hand out more tax breaks to the wealthy, Republicans are betraying the millions of families who count on Medicaid. Their scheme will kick seniors out of nursing homes, rip away care from veterans, shutter rural hospitals, and raise costs for hardworking families. It’s disgraceful that anyone will be denied necessary and often lifesaving care to give another tax break to Donald Trump and his wealthy friends. They can run from the reality of these numbers and the devastating impact on millions of Americans, but we will not let them hide.”

Background:

THE TRUTH: Every Republican Medicaid Proposal Will Take Health Care Away from Millions To Fund Tax Breaks for the Wealthy

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STATEMENT: No Matter What They Say, The Republican Plan to Slash Medicaid Will Rip Health Care Away From Millions

Washington, D.C. – Following yesterday’s meeting with Speaker Johnson,  Republicans are quickly moving forward with their plan to pass the largest cut to Medicaid in history and throw millions of people off their coverage. The truth is that they are still moving forward to cut hundreds of billions from Medicaid to pay for tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. 

According to analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, Republicans cannot achieve their savings targets without deeply cutting Medicaid, which would rip health care away from millions of seniors, children, people with disabilities, and hardworking families. 

In response, Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse gave the following statement: 

“Not one dollar should be taken from Medicaid to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. Despite their claims, Republicans know that the magnitude of these cuts will throw millions of people off their coverage and take benefits away from the people who need Medicaid most. So-called moderates are betraying their own voters when they say that this will protect their health care. 

“Let’s be clear: None of this has to happen. Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away in order to pay for Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthy. They know that their plan is deeply unpopular, so they continue to spew lies to the American people as they push forward with this devastating Medicaid proposal that will hurt millions of seniors, people with disabilities, children, veterans, and families. This deal should be dead on arrival with every so-called Republican moderate who has said they won’t cut benefits, because this approach surely will.”

Background

THE TRUTH: Every Republican Medicaid Proposal Will Take Health Care Away from Millions To Fund Tax Breaks for the Wealthy

 

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TODAY: Democratic Governors to Hold Press Call with Protect Our Care on Republicans Putting Medicaid on the Chopping Block

** MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, 5/6 AT 11:45AM ET – RSVP HERE **

On Tuesday, May 6, DGA Chair Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, Vice Chair Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, M.D., and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will hold a press call with Protect Our Care in response to House Republicans’ efforts to slash funding for Medicaid in the upcoming GOP budget bill.

Democratic governors are laser-focused on protecting and expanding quality and affordable care for the people in their states – despite Republican-led efforts to rip health care coverage away from millions of Americans.

Media interested in participating in the event should RSVP here.

When: Tuesday, May 6th at 11:45AM ET

Who:

  • DGA Chair and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly

  • DGA Vice Chair and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear

  • Hawaii Governor Josh Green, M.D.

  • New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham

  • Protect Our Care Founder and Chair Leslie Dach

Where: Press call will be held via Zoom. An event link will be shared upon RSVP.

RSVP: Media interested in participating in the event should RSVP here.

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