Valley congressman assures protestors that Medi-Cal will not be cut 

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Fresno protestors, acrophobic astir imaginable national fund cuts to Medicaid and different societal information nett programs, gathered on West Herndon Avenue Thursday.

According to the White House website, President Donald Trump volition not slash benefits for Social Security, Medicare, oregon Medicaid. Instead, they accidental their absorption is connected waste, fraud, and abuse. But that hasn't stopped the interest for immoderate successful the valley. 

Alicia Olivarez, Executive Vice President of PowerCA Action says her parent depends connected these programs to support her alive. “She has terrible diabetes. So I'm retired present due to the fact that I'm acrophobic should they chopped this, her beingness mightiness beryllium chopped short. Her prime of beingness volition beryllium worse,” Olivarez shared.

During the protest, speakers called connected their legislature representatives to basal with the moving people. According to We Are California, 67% of residents successful David Valadao's territory person wellness attraction from Medi-Cal. 

YourCentralValley.com spoke with Representative Valadao about the concern.

“I've said publically too, I said it connected the House floor, and I said it arsenic good successful aggregate antithetic statements that I don't enactment making cuts to Medicaid for particularly radical who request it most. I deliberation what they're talking astir is waste, fraud, and maltreatment and we don't cognize precisely where, however that plays out,” helium said.

The typical adds that they’re presently moving connected the legislature budget. The House has already voted connected its mentation of the budget, and the Senate is present moving connected theirs.

“Even the authorities doesn't specify immoderate circumstantial programs," helium said. "All it says is the committee, which is the E&C committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, has to travel up with immoderate savings.”

While Medicaid and Medicare are nether the agelong database of jurisdictions that the E&C covers, Valadao is assured that these 2 benefits won’t beryllium cut.

Organizers accidental the 'We Are California, Not the Billionaires' rally is simply a statewide, week-long action. 

Since the protest, PowerCA Action has invited Valadao to the Tulare Community Townhall, astatine 6 p.m. connected March 20, to sermon this aforesaid topic.