1. United States
2. Wisc.
3. Letter

This is aimed primarily at Rep. Bryan Steil but I also want to remind Senator Ron Johnson of who he represents as well. You represent us, the everyday, working people, not large corporations. Say NO TO TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY and NO TO CUTS TO MEDICAID, SNAP, AND OTHER BENEFITS FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE. I already know Sen. Tammy Baldwin agrees with me. After voting for the budget resolution calling for Medicaid cuts, U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil accused the media of fearmongering about the program. However, Wisconsin Medicaid Director Bill Hanna claims that federal cuts would weaken the Wisconsin program’s ability to identify fraud as the state already has a robust verification process, according to Wisconsin Public Radio. A report from Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) suggested that adults without dependent children would be most at risk of losing coverage in Wisconsin, especially if Congress implements a proposed work requirement for Medicaid recipients. The state legislature, which is controlled by Republicans, could offset the impact by dedicating more state dollars to the program. But the Wisconsin GOP has repeatedly refused to dedicate more money to benefits programs, and thousands of people in the state would still likely lose coverage even if the state legislature helped.