‘I shouldn’t have to fight my own government.’ Activists and caregivers rally for Medicaid in Clovis

Fresnoland | April 25, 2025

A pro-Medicaid rally Thursday organized by Central Valley disability rights activists and caregivers culminated in a roughly 20-minute conversation between a handful of protesters and workers outside U.S. Rep. Vince Fong’s field office in Clovis. Disability Voices United, a statewide nonprofit, organized the rally in Clovis on Thursday, part of a week of demonstrations up and down the state from Palm Desert to Chico.

The activists targeted Fong and other Republican lawmakers who voted in February in favor of a budget proposal that would likely result in cuts to Medicaid funding.

“That’s not just policy. That is personal,” DeAndra Inman said at the rally. Her 6-year-old child with a disability depends on Medicaid for a range of services, from speech therapy to physical therapy.

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