Comes after James voted to gut Medicaid in the extreme Republican reconciliation bill
LANSING — In a new video, while heading into a “$1,000 a plate or more” fundraiser, Congressman John James is now attempting to gaslight Michiganders by claiming that he’s “saving Medicaid” after voting last month to cut more than 500,000 Michiganders off their healthcare.
James’ warped view is out-of-touch with reality, as the Republican plan to gut Medicaid will kick more than 500,000 Michiganders off their healthcare, force hospitals and clinics to close, and force thousands of workers to be laid off from their jobs. The cuts to Medicaid, along with Republican plans for gutting Social Security and Medicare that James has supported, would have disastrous consequences for Michigan.
“John James supports kicking half a million Michiganders off their healthcare, but he’s so out-of-touch that he’s now trying to gaslight voters by claiming that he’s ‘saving Medicaid,’” said Michigan Democratic Party Spokesman Derrick Honeyman. “James should be ashamed of his vote to gut Medicaid, and outside of his own delusional bubble, the facts are clear: gutting Medicaid will have disastrous consequences and hurt folks in every corner of the state.”
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