Democrats are blasting Sen. Mitch McConnell as “heartless” after comments he made in a closed-door meeting about Medicaid cuts in the GOP spending bill.
“Absolutely heartless. Public sentiment matters. Keep being loud and fighting back. We’re in this together,” Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu posted on X about the Kentucky Republican’s statement.
In the meeting, McConnell “gave a short speech saying ‘failure is not an option’” about passing the bill, according to Punchbowl News. He then added, “I know a lot of us are hearing from people back home about Medicaid. But they’ll get over it.”