He believes there are fired federal workers in his congressional district who probably should have kept their jobs.
He doesn't know how many federal workers in his district have been fired.
He believes Medicaid recipients in his district should keep their benefits -- despite voting for the GOP budget resolution that calls for cutting billions from the program.
He declined to attend a town hall in Grand Junction because it was organized by Indivisible, which he links to George Soros.
After skipping opportunities to meet with constituents and outline his views during the recent congressional recess, Rep. Jeff Hurd spoke with the Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction about his vote this week for the GOP budget resolution.
You can read his comments for yourself. The short version is: This resolution is just "a framework." We have to wait to see what the House committees come up with to know exactly what's on the chopping block. He thinks Congress will find plenty of "fraud and abuse" to cut. (Despite the fact that DOGE has come up pretty much empty on that front.)
Rep. Jeff Hurd voted "yes" on the first step to cutting Medicaid on Feb. 25. He was in lockstep with his GOP colleagues in the House on the budget resolution, the first move in several to pass the GOP budget.
Why is Rep. Hurd voting against his constituents' interests?
Good question!
Well, the GOP has to find a way to pay for the more than $4 trillion (Yes, trillon with a T) in tax cuts they want to extend for the wealthiest Americans. And they expect the rest of us to bite the bullet and bear the cost.
The good news is, the vote on Feb. 25 was just the first step in the budget process. The Republicans hold a very slim margin in the House -- the budget vote was 217-215. If we can persuade Rep. Hurd to vote for his district instead of his party, we'll be one step closer to derailing these devastating cuts.
What you can do: Contact Rep. Hurd to let him know you expect him to protect his constituents and rural hospitals, not tax cuts for the wealthy.
