23 ABC News Bakersfield:
Healthcare advocates rally outside of Rep. David Valadao’s office in Bakersfield today.

KBAK Eyewitness News at Noon:
Mock funeral held to highlight cuts to Medicaid and Health Care

NBC Bakersfield:
‘Medicaid cuts kill’: Healthcare rallies continue, this time with mock caskets and tombstones

Tensions on Capitol Hill rage on, regarding the new budget proposal. The divide between Republicans and Democrats is evident in our backyard as well, especially on the topic of potential cuts to healthcare programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Local Democratic leaders have been rallying week after week, demanding that Congressman David Valadao of California’s 22nd Congressional District vote no on that budget bill. But Tuesday morning’s demonstration was the most somber one yet. 

ABC Bakersfield:
Life or Death: Locals host funeral to protest projected Medicaid cuts

On Tuesday morning, many people marched from the Teamsters local union office; along the way, picking up coffins, which they carried to Congressman David Valadao’s office. “We’re here to show that the death of Medicaid would mean the death of thousands of people,” said Shawn White, the vice president of Kern County Pathpoint. White says he sees firsthand the people who would be impacted by these cuts. Read full article along with video at ABC here.