The demonstrators raged on Tuesday a member of the Orange County Congress who could be a critical vote on President Trump’s proposal to reduce more than $ 1 dollars in federal dollars who have helped pay health care for those who need it and prolong the tax reductions for millions of Americans.
Trump proposed that “a big act of Big Beautiful Bill” narrowly adopted the US Senate a few hours before hundreds of people met in a dead end outside the Anaheim field of the republican representative Young Kim to protest against these cuts. The legislation must still be elected by the House of Representatives of the United States, which could occur before the end of the week.
“I do not know why they call it beautiful, because there is nothing on this subject. It is harmful, it is reckless, and it is cruel, and it will injure people,” said Melody Mendenhall, a nurse at the UCLA who is active with the assin of California nurses, who was part of the groups that organized the demonstration. “The representative Young Kim, hears our cry, hear our voices. We need our Medicaid. We cannot afford this type of imprudent cuts and behavior. ”
A security guard blocked the parking lot in Kim’s office and at least half a dozen Anaheim police watched the demonstration unfold.
Several people who seemed to be members of Kim staff watched the demonstration from the outside of the building before rushing inside when demonstrators went to the building, without success sought to enter and then started to sing “Shame!” Shame! “
In a statement, Kim said her door was still open to Californians in his district.
“I understand that some of my voters are concerned and I know how important medication is important for many in my community, which is why I voted to protect and strengthen Medicaid services for our most vulnerable citizens who really need it,” said Kim. “I have met many of these local health care defenders in recent months.”
Trump’s proposal would considerably revise the country’s tax code by carrying out approved reductions during the first permanent president’s mandate, a major advantage for companies and rich in the country, while reducing the financing of federal historic security programs, in particular Medicaid and the additional nutrition aid program, which helps provide food to low -income low -income Americans.
About 15 million Californians, more than a third of the state, are on Medi-Cal, the version of the state of Medicaid, with some of the highest percentages of rural counties who supported Trump in the November elections. More than half of California children receive health coverage via Medi-Cal.
A version of the republican bill was adopted by the House of Representatives of the United States with the support of Kim. The American Senate narrowly approved a modified version of the bill on Tuesday. The defection of three GOP senators meant that vice-president JD Vance should vote for this to pass in this room.
The Chamber and the Senate will now strive to reconcile their two different versions of the bill. This week was a week of district work for the members of the congress, but the president of the Mike Johnson Chamber (R-Louisiana) ordered members to return to Washington, DC, for votes on the bill that could occur on Wednesday or Thursday.
The Republicans hope to bring legislation to the office of President Trump for his signing by Friday, the day of independence, although there is some concern among its members to find out if they will have enough votes to adopt the bill due to potential defections and the united democratic opposition.
On Sunday, an analysis published by the Office of the Budget of the Non -Somino Congress estimated that the version of the Senate of the proposal would increase the national deficit by almost 3.3 billions of dollars from 2025 to 2034 and would lead to 11.8 million Americans losing health insurance in less than a decade.
Trump praised the adoption of the social networks bill and urged the Republicans to the Chamber to support the Senate plan.
The proposal caused a ditch within the GOP, with and some members of the Chamber expressed reservations on the measure due to the amount it would add to the deficit of the nation and its impact on their voters.
“I was clear from the start that I will not support a final reconciliation bill which makes harmful discounts for Medicaid, endangers critical funding or threatens the stability of health care providers” in his congress district, representative David Valada (R-Hanford) wrote on the social media X on Sunday.
It represents more than half a million residents of the central valley which count on Medicaid – the greatest number of any district of the Congress in California, according to the UC Berkeley Labor Center. A spokesperson for Valadao did not answer a question about how the Congress member planned to vote.
Kim’s County District is richer than that of Valadao, but about one in five of its voters is based on Medicaid.
The deputy was on his way to Washington at the time of the demonstration, according to a spokesperson.
Apart from his Anaheim field office, Proter after Proter described how the bill would have an impact on vulnerable Californians, such as disabled children, the elderly, veterans and those who lose access to reproductive health care.
“The issues have never been higher. We live at a time when our rights are attacked,” said Emily Escobar, director of public advocacy for Planned Parenthood of Orange and the counties of San Bernardino.
She said federal funds do not pay abortions, but help pay other vital health care, such as cancer screening, preventive care, tests and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and access to contraception. More than a third of Planned Parenthood patients at the national level of California.
These cuts will lead to the closure of the clinics, effectively reducing access to abortion, said Escobar.
“Allow me to clarify this, this bill is a ban on stolen door abortion,” she said.
Shari Home, 73, said that she and her husband weighed how to divide their social security income on food, medicines and medical supplies after her husband, who suffers from several chronic health problems, dropped last year.
“The hospitalizations were so expensive, so we applied and obtained Medi-Cal in January and food aid, and this was such a rescue buoy,” said Laguna Woods resident. “Without Medi-Cal, I don’t know what we would do. Our lives would not be good. We would not have the drugs he needs. ”
Michelle Del Rosario, 57, wore a button imagining her son William, 25, on her blouse. The resident of Orange, one of Kim’s voters who previously voted for her, is the main caregiver for her son, who has autism, epilepsy and does not speak.
His son is based on his medical coverage for his seizure medicine of $ 5,000 per month, as well as the home support he receives, she said.
“He lives at home. He wants, at some point, to live independently, to work, but he needs” of these support services for this to happen, said Del Rosario.
