Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear mentioned President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are waging struggle on rural America.
Mr. Beshear, a Democrat who’s considered eyeing a presidential bid in 2028, mentioned the “huge stunning invoice” that Mr. Trump signed into regulation on Friday will lead to 200,000 folks in his state with out well being care, 20,000 well being care staff dropping their jobs, and will pressure the agricultural hospital to shut.
“This regulation is devastating,” Mr. Beshear mentioned on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “It’s the only worst piece of laws I’ve seen in my lifetime, and it’s a congressional Republican and presidential assault on rural America.”
“That is going to hit rural America proper within the face,” he mentioned.
Mr. Beshear said that rural hospitals are closely reliant on Medicaid funding.
Mr. Beshear said that the brand new regulation will hurt native economies, depart seniors and youngsters with out meals help, and, in areas the place hospitals shut, require folks to journey for hours to see a physician, together with pregnant ladies.
“I can’t consider that Congress was keen to cross this,” he mentioned. “It’s terrible.”
Mr. Trump signed the invoice into regulation Saturday after Home Speaker Michael Johnson cobbled collectively the votes wanted to cross the invoice by the decrease chamber.
The measure prolonged the 2017 Trump tax cuts and elevated spending on border safety and the army.
Each Democrat opposed the invoice, citing cuts to Medicaid and meals help, in addition to tax breaks for the rich.
Rep. Tom Massie of Kentucky was one among two Republicans who opposed the invoice. Mr. Massie mentioned the invoice was a “debt bomb ticking.”
The remainder of the Republicans within the Kentucky congressional delegation supported the measure.
