FARGO - On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law.

Democratic-NPL Chair Adam Goldwyn said, “When he signed Medicare and Medicaid into law, President Johnson said we must not ‘spurn those who suffer untended in a land that is bursting with abundance.’ When looking at potential spending cuts he said, ‘I may cut back some tanks but not on health.’ Johnson knew these programs would reflect the moral backbone of America—that everyone deserves a fair shake in life and that you and your neighbor help each other in times of need. 60 years later, Trump has made the deepest cuts to Medicaid ever.

Taking care of our neighbors is a North Dakota value too, one that our representatives have forgotten. Fedorchak, Cramer, and Hoeven voted to kick millions of Americans off their health insurance, including more North Dakotans than live in the entire city of Jamestown. We won’t forget how they put rural hospitals and nursing homes on the chopping block to give a giant tax handout to the megawealthy like Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, and Elon Musk. The North Dakota Democratic-NPL will continue to fight tooth and nail against Republicans’ heinous attacks on health care.”

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Laura Dronen
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