[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 7, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1900]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                      KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MEDICAID

  (Ms. BARRAGAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. BARRAGAN. Mr. Speaker, don't believe the lies. House Republicans 
are trying to pass a budget that kicks people off healthcare.
  Today, the Congressional Budget Office released an analysis that 
Republicans' proposals that they are considering would slash Medicaid 
spending that would lead to millions of people losing healthcare 
coverage.
  Behind every Medicaid recipient is a person whose life depends on it.
  Brian Gutierrez, a constituent from South Gate, California, lives 
with spina bifida, a lifelong disability. He says: For many of us, 
these cuts are not abstract numbers. They are the difference between 
stability and crisis, between life and death. I am healthy today 
because Medicaid stood by me. I am thriving because I have had 
consistent, reliable access to the care I need.
  Medicaid makes independence possible. It makes survival possible. It 
makes dignity possible. Any threat to Medicaid is a threat to our 
lives.
  The Republican budget is a threat to millions of lives. That is why 
House Democrats are fighting to protect Medicaid.
  Please, keep your hands off Medicaid.

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