Rep. Travis Couture joined The Morning Ride to blast the Democratic budget approach, arguing that they have eliminated more than $750 million from Medicaid services while simultaneously shifting blame to Washington, D.C. Couture emphasized that this represents a troubling irony: vulnerable communities are bearing the brunt of reductions, at the same time the blame for systemic shortfalls is being deflected. His remarks framed these funding cuts not just as fiscal decisions, but as misguided political maneuvering—where essential healthcare services are slashed, yet blame Trump is used as a convenient excuse. Couture stressed that accountability in budget decisions should be at the forefront, rather than scapegoating federal institutions when tough trade-offs are made at the state level.
Listen to Couture’s full conversation with Phil Vandervort below:
