Ben Cline

In his email newsletter, Sixth District Congressman Ben Cline pats himself on the back with one hand, while with the other he puts lipstick on a pig.

Ben congratulates himself for supporting the Rural Health Transformation Program, which will provide $190 million to Virginia to support rural health care facilities.

But the RHTP is part of Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which Cline supported. That pig of a bill is so ugly that Republicans had to apply makeup and rename it the “Working Families Tax Cuts Act.”

Cline fails to mention that the Big Ugly Bill cuts funding for Medicaid, on which Sixth District residents and health care facilities rely, by up to $26 billion for our state. About 300,000 Virginia residents will lose health care coverage because of new Medicaid rules. RHTP funds new facilities and innovative programs, but does not pay for salaries and other operating expenses formerly covered by Medicaid.

Augusta Health has already closed outpatient clinics in Churchville and Buena Vista, as well as an urgent care clinic in Weyers Cave, because of the cuts. Winchester Medical Center closed its observation unit.

Once again, Ben Cline has parroted the MAGA script, and failed to tell voters the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

We need an honest representative who will bring us Medicare for All.

A vote for Ben Cline is a vote for Donald Trump.

Please vote for Beth Macy, and all other Democrats.

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