THIS IS rr 5) MEDICAID,) ‘The Honorable Tim Walz Congressman United States House of Representatives 2313 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Erik Paulsen Congressman United States House of Representatives 127 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-2303 The Honorable Keith Ellison Congressman United States House of Representatives 2263 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-2301 The Honorable Collin Peterson Congressman United States House of Representatives 2204 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-2307 October 20, 2017 The Honorable Jason Lewis Congressman United States of Representatives 418 Cannon House Office B Washington, DC20515 The Honorable Betty McCollum Congresswoman United States House of Representatives 2256 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-2304 The Honorable Tom Emmer Congressman United States House of Representatives 315 Cannon House Office Butlding Washington, DC 20003 ‘The Honorable Rick Nolan Congressman United States House of Representatives 2366 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-2308 To Minnesota delegation to the United States House of Representatives: On behalf of the This Is Medicaidcoalition, which works to preserve the promise of Medicaid, we'd like to formally state our significant concerns with the House budget resolution. This Is Medicaid opposes any cuts or restructuring of Medicaid that would decrease the health supports it provides to more than onemillion Minnesotans. ‘The budget resolution calls for trillions of dollars i families to afford basic necessities, like Medi cuts to federal services that allow Minnesota |, Medicare and food assistance through SNAP. These drastic and deep cuts to Medicaid are used in part to offset the cost of tax cuts that will primarily benefit those with the highest incomesand profitable businesses.Slashing crucial health care for seniors, people with disabilities, children and families and low-income adults through reductions to Me not the way forward fora strong national or state economy, or for thriving Minnesota communities and healthy families. This Is Medicaid asks you to keep the promise we made to Minnesota families more than 50 years ago by committing to voting against any budget resolution or other legislation that ‘would cut Medicaid or put Medicaid at risk for future cuts. Sincerely, PattickNess, policy director Susie Emmert Schatz, director of advocacy Amherst H. Wilder Foundation Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota patrick ness@wilder.org susie.schatz@lssmn.org