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John,
Today, Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” officially passed through Congress – by a margin of just 4 votes. I want to talk to you today about the cruelty of this policy, and how this bill will literally affect people like you and me across the country.
I recently had the honor of watching my daughter graduate from college. My daughter had a lot to overcome in order to stand on that stage and receive her diploma. She was a preemie, and was just a pound and a half when she was born. She spent 4 months in the NICU, receiving life-saving surgery in the NICU and other interventions throughout her life.
All of these things that my daughter underwent in order to save her life and thrive are things that the Trump administration have been actively threatening: funding for regional centers, IEPs, occupational and physical therapy and more – and if we hadn’t had great health insurance through our union, we would be facing a lifetime of medical debt.
Trump’s bill will actively and brutally cut Medicaid and Medicare, make the poor much poorer, and take food out of the mouths of seniors, children, and veterans.
We cannot stop this policy without the House majority, and we cannot secure the House majority without flipping at least 1 seat in California. For reasons I’ll tell you below, we’re targeting David Valadao in CA-21. Pitch in a $15 or $20 donation right now to help us set the wheels in motion to flip CA-21 BLUE!
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4 different Republicans in our state (David Valadao, Young Kim, Ken Calvert, or Kevin Kiley) could have been the lone vote to stop this death bill. But not one of them dared to stand up for what was right.
Here’s the other thing: David Valadao promised in May 2025 (literally 8 weeks ago), that he would not cut Medicaid. Now today, he was the deciding vote on Trump’s bill to gut Medicaid. A bill, I remind you again, only passed by just a few votes.
David Valadao could have taken a stand for what was right, and he could have kept his promise to his constituents. Again, he chose to cowardly kowtow to the Trump administration.
We won’t forget, and Valadao’s seat is on the top of our target list. Chip in right now to flip it, and ensure Valadao loses his job for lying to constituents.
With gratitude,
Steve
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