The giant cuts Republicans plan for Medicaid are going to hit schools hard, putting an end to things like school nurses, physical and speech therapists, hearing and vision screenings, and more for kids from low-income families. School principals and superintendents in red states are not happy about this—and they’re letting their senators know, Politico’s Kimberly Hefling reports.
Sasha Pudelski, assistant director for policy and advocacy with the superintendents group, said some Republican senators' offices have heard from so many people connected to the effort that they’re getting angry about it, asking for it stop.
“We are getting under their skin about this issue,” Pudelski said.
A GOP aide said they are “absolutely” hearing from superintendents and other educators — and listening to their concerns.
“It makes a difference because it helps us to go back and say, ‘OK, is there something more that should or could be done?’” the aide said.
Something more, or maybe something less … like not cutting Medicaid, you pack of heartless jerks. This is not something that’s going to be fixed by a couple of small tweaks. And it’s not the only way Donald Trump wants to cut education in ways that will hurt rural and other Republican-supporting areas:
That this fight on Capitol Hill follows proposed Trump administration cuts to career and technical education programs, teacher training and after-school funding only adds to school leaders’ frustration.
“It’s going to make a massive impact in what we’re trying to do in each of those areas,” said Allen Pratt, executive director of the National Rural Education Association, based in Chattanooga, Tenn. “We’re already behind, and now you’re going to cut more and you’re going to be further behind.”
The end of Medicaid as we know it? No exaggeration. The Senate version of Trumpcare has worse long-term cuts to Medicaid than the House version, to pay for tax breaks to the wealthy. Call your Republican senator at (202) 224-3121, and give them a piece of your mind. Tell us how it went.
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