California Democrats are rallying to present a cohesive front against proposed Republican cuts to Medicaid, asserting that the budget reflects national values. Among them, Rep. Nancy Pelosi emphasizes that recent budget negotiations highlighted the need for clear messaging. The party aims to avoid previous mistakes that exposed internal divisions over a stopgap measure to avert a government shutdown, which some viewed as a concession to Republicans. With the looming budget showdown, Democrats are determined to articulate how GOP priorities jeopardize the welfare of vulnerable populations.
"Our budget should be a statement of our national values. What is important to us should be reflected in that budget. But what we see now is an assault on our values as they make this assault on our budget," Rep. Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday at a UC San Francisco medical facility in her district, flanked by several other members of Congress, local doctors, community advocates and Medicaid recipients.
The event was part of a broader nationwide effort among Democrats to align on a clear message about Republican budget priorities that they say are threatening the well-being of average Americans.
They do not want to repeat the mistakes of last week, when Democrats split over the GOP's stopgap measure to avoid a federal government shutdown.
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