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Rep. Langworthy’s (R-NY23) Crucial Vote On Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security Funding Could Affect Thousands In Western and Central New York

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Rep. Langworthy (R-NY23) Is A Member of the Health Subcommittee That Will Decide the Fate of Medicaid. Will He Bow to Speical Interests or Will He Fight For His Constituents?
Rep. Nicholas Langworthy stands at a critical crossroads that could determine the fate of millions of New Yorkers’ healthcare and retirement security.
 
As a member of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, the Republican from NY’s 23rd district now wields extraordinary influence over proposed $880 billion in budget cuts that could devastate essential healthcare programs and the Social Security benefits his constituents rely upon.

His Vote Could Save Medicaid: Will Langworthy Protect NY Families?

With Republican leadership demanding massive healthcare cuts to fund tax breaks for America’s wealthiest 1%, Langworthy finds himself in a position few legislators experience – the power to potentially break ranks and become a healthcare champion for his district. The Health Subcommittee’s recommendations on Medicaid funding will carry enormous weight as Congress moves forward with budget negotiations, putting Langworthy squarely in the spotlight on Medicare and Social Security protection.

Sources close to Capitol Hill reveal the congressman is under intense pressure from party leadership to fall in line with proposed Medicare cuts. But the real pressure should come from his constituents whose healthcare hangs in the balance – the elderly couple in Jamestown who relies on both Medicare and Social Security, the working family in Elmira whose children receive affordable healthcare through Medicaid, and the rural hospitals across NY-23 and the state that would face catastrophic funding shortfalls and even closure.

The Medicare and Medicaid Numbers They Don’t Want You to See! 

The math is simple. The proposed $880 billion in healthcare cuts would inevitably target Medicaid, which provides affordable healthcare to over 72 million Americans, including millions of children, disabled individuals, and seniors in nursing homes. In Langworthy’s district alone, tens of thousands rely on Medicaid.

These aren’t just healthcare budget numbers on a spreadsheet – they’re our neighbors, our family members, our community,” said healthcare advocate Maria Simmons. “When you cut Medicaid funding, you’re cutting a healthcare lifeline for the most vulnerable among us.

While Republican leadership frames these healthcare cuts as necessary to address “waste, fraud, and abuse”, healthcare policy experts warn that cuts of this magnitude will reduce essential healthcare services.

The reality is stark: reducing healthcare fraud is essential, but it cannot generate savings anywhere near the Republicans’ $880 billion target without slashing Medicaid and Medicare.

Social Security Benefits at Risk: People Paid But Now Benefits Could Be Taken Away! 

Perhaps most disturbing is the potential impact on Social Security benefits and Medicare. People throughout Western New York have funded these programs through payroll deductions. These aren’t “entitlements” or “government handouts” – they’re earned “entitled to” benefits.

I paid into Social Security and Medicare for 45 years,” said Frank Miller, 72, from Fredonia. “Now I hear they want to cut healthcare benefits to give tax breaks to billionaires? How is that fair to people like me who worked hard our whole lives expecting healthcare coverage in retirement?

Langworthy’s Decision: Party Loyalty or His Constituents Needs?

Langworthy now faces the defining moment of his congressional career. Will he prioritize party loyalty and wealthy donors, or will he stand up for the thousands of everyday New Yorkers who sent him to Washington expecting him to fight for them?

Sources claim that Langworthy understands the gravity of these healthcare decisions. “The Congressman takes his responsibility to protect healthcare access in the district very seriously. He’s reviewing all healthcare funding proposals carefully and considering their impact on his constituents’ Medicare and Medicaid coverage.”

What Western New York needs is a representative like Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY26), who is willing to take a bold stand against harmful healthcare cuts. Langworthy should publicly declare that slashing Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security to fund tax cuts for the wealthy is wrong, and he won’t go along with it.

Eliminating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Can’t Achieve $880 Billion in Budget Reductions

While everyone supports rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in government, experts agree this will only yield savings of billions, not hundreds of billions. The $880 billion target set by Republican leadership is simply impossible to achieve through efficiency alone.

You could eliminate every cent of healthcare fraud in Medicare and Medicaid programs and still not come close to $880 billion,” explained healthcare economist Dr. James Reynolds. “The healthcare budget math doesn’t add up unless you’re planning to cut Medicaid benefits or Medicare eligibility.

Langworthy’s Moment of Truth

As the Health Subcommittee prepares its recommendations on Medicare funding, Langworthy has a historic opportunity to become a champion for healthcare by drawing a line in the sand: “Yes” to reasonable healthcare efficiency measures, but an absolute “NO” to any proposal that would deny Medicaid coverage to constituents or reduce the Medicare and Social Security benefits they’ve earned.

The people of NY-23 and all of Western New York are watching closely. Will Langworthy stand with them, or will he bow to pressure from party leaders and wealthy donors? The answer could determine not just Langworthy’s political future but the health insurance coverage and financial security of thousands of New Yorkers dependent on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.

The clock is ticking, Congressman Langworthy, what will you decide?

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