The California representative publicly pushed Speaker Mike Johnson not to slash the benefit in a letter signed by seven other House Republicans.

Political activists made a final push Monday to persuade Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, to oppose budget cuts proposed in Congress that would endanger federal spending on the Medicaid program that

GOP budget resolution could lead to $880 billion in Medicaid cuts, potentially impacting healthcare access for millions of Americans.

Since his return to Congress in 2021, Valadao has been almost invincible politically, fending off challenges from his right flank after he voted to impeach Trump and surviving last fall’s onslaught even as Democrats flipped three California House seats.

In 2010, opposition to the health care law known as the Affordable Care Act helped fuel the tea party wave that led to Republicans flipping the House. Eight years later, it was opposition to the Republican efforts to repeal that law that contributed to a Democratic takeover of the chamber.

Central Valley GOP Congressmen Vince Fong and David Valadao voted to pass a President Donald Trump-backed budget