(Radio Iowa) – The four Republicans who represent Iowa in the U-S House have voted for the G-O-P budget plan that includes an extension of tax cuts President Trump approved in 2017. All four released written statements last (Tuesday) night.

Fourth district Congressman Randy Feenstra says his yes vote unlocks the potential to deliver on Trump’s full agenda to cut taxes, secure the border and eliminate waste and fraud in the government. Third district Congressman Zach Nunn says he voted for the package to prevent a 22 percent tax hike on the average American family, get the economy back on track and prevent job losses.

Austin Baeth, a Democrat from Des Moines, was among about 50 protesters who gathered outside Nunn’s Iowa office Tuesday morning to protest proposed cuts to Medicaid. Baeth, who is a member of the IOWA House, says Nunn’s yes vote last (Tuesday) night is surprising. “This is not a popular political position to take,” Baeth says. “Zach Nunn is very much a vulnerable congressman…in a swing district that’s going to be targeted in 2026 and so most people with good political sense would err on the side of the people and not the billionaires who are just trying to find cuts in the budget.”

The House G-O-P’s budget document calls for reducing federal spending on Medicaid by about 880 BILLION dollars, but it does not say if that means fewer Americans will quality for Medicaid coverage or if Medicaid payments to doctors, hospitals and nursing homes will be reduced. “Iowa, being an older state, we already have such a hard time finding nursing home beds for our elderly,” Baeth says. “If nursing home care becomes even more difficult for nursing home operators, we might be in a world of hurt.”

About 100 people gathered outside Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks office in Davenport yesterday (Tuesday) to protest the proposed cuts in Medicaid. Last (Tuesday) night, Miller-Meeks said she voted to advance a budget resolution to ensure that Iowans do not see their paychecks shrink because almost every Iowan would see their taxes go up if congress doesn’t act.

Second district Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says she voted yes on the House G-O-P’s budget resolution so congress can make good on Trump’s America First agenda to secure the border, unleash American energy and prevent tax increases.