Freedom Caucus calls for Medicaid reform in boost to Democratic narrative

The House Freedom Caucus handed Democrats ammunition on Monday after dropping an op-ed that calls for reforms to Medicaid and boosted the Democrats’ narrative that the GOP wants to gut the beneficiary program for millions of Americans.

Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD) and Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Eric Burlison (R-MO) called on lawmakers to reform Medicaid “to prevent a total collapse of the U.S. dollar and give the American people the opportunities they deserve,” according to an op-ed in Fox News.

“We are not asking you to slash Medicaid, only turn back the clock and reverse its explosive expansion in the last few years that has put it on an unsustainable course,” the lawmakers said.

Democrats have blasted Republicans for weeks over the budget

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