Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., hit out at Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in an interview with Newsmax on Tuesday after the Democrat governor criticized the GOP-led tax and spending cuts legislation over the changes it makes to Medicaid, which he said will harm rural Americans while helping urbanites.
During an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Monday, Beshear hit out at the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, saying that an estimated 200,000 Kentucky residents will lose healthcare coverage, and 20,000 healthcare workers will lose their jobs due to the legislation.
“What that means? Is fewer people getting that tax break. Fewer people going to the local restaurant. Fewer people going to the local bank. This is going to hit rural America to give a tax break to people who, mainly, live in urban areas. It’s going to hit all over the United States,” Beshear said. “It is a betrayal of rural America.”
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