Letter to the Editor:
Why we in CD17 need to get rid of Republican Congressman Mike Lawler.
The devastation caused by the Trump administration is putting great stress and hurting the average American in their health care and their pocketbooks.
Four big concerns that the “Big Beautiful Bill” is causing Americans to deal with are as follows: Millions of children can lose their health care coverage, the Medicaid cuts are the biggest in U.S. history, Medicaid helps pay for doctors visits for low-income families, and over 65% of African American children and 58% of Latino children use Medicaid.
These issues make it more difficult to qualify for Medicaid.
Jobs are hard to find and people need jobs to get healthcare. Paperwork for Medicaid asks families questions that they can’t provide, and hurts them with some family members who weren’t born in the U.S. Transgender people are being refused medical care. People of color are being targeted the most. Lastly, it cuts food assistance (SNAP/food stamps) that help families buy food.
Our CD17 representative Congressman Mike Lawler votes to cut important programs that aid families. He wants to reduce Medicaid and Medicare funding. Lawler supports taking away benefits from Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act, and he votes to spend more of our money on immigration enforcement and police.
Republican Mike Lawler is not representing our constituency. We must vote him out, and vote in a Democratic Congressman who will have our best interests at heart.
Respectfully,
Karen Sevell Greenbaum
Croton-on-Hudson
