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Forbes
5 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
David Schweikert—Major GOP Deficit Hawk—Reacts To Tesla CEO Elon Musk's Call To 'Kill' Trump Budget
On "Forbes Newsroom," Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ), one of Congress's loudest voices warning about the U.S. debt and deficit spending, discussed the Republicans' Big Beautiful Bill, which is currently under attack from Elon Musk, and his own efforts to lower government spending.
The Hill
08-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
House Democrats targeting 35 Republicans in 2026
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee rolled out a list of 35 House Republicans it plans to target in the 2026 midterms on Tuesday. The list, which the DCCC called its Districts in Play, includes Alaska Rep. Nick Begich (R); Arizona Reps. David Schweikert (R), Eli Crane (R) and Juan Ciscomani (R); California Reps. David Valadao (R), Young Kim (R) and Ken Calvert (R); Colorado Rep. Gabe Evans (R); and Florida Reps. Cory Mills (R), Anna Paulina Luna (R) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R). The committee is also targeting Iowa Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R), Ashley Hinson (R) and Zach Nunn (R); the open seat in Kentucky's sixth congressional district; Michigan Reps. Bill Huizenga (R) and Tom Barrett (R); the open seat in Michigan's 10th congressional district; Missouri Rep. Ann Wagner (R); Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon (R); New Jersey Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R); and New York Rep. Mike Lawler (R ). The final names on the list are Ohio Reps. Max Miller (R), Mike Turner (R) and Mike Carey (R); Pennsylvania Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R), Ryan Mackenzie (R), Rob Bresnahan (R) and Scott Perry (R); Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles (R); Texas Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R); Virginia Rep. Rob Wittman (R); and Wisconsin Reps. Bryan Steil (R) and Derrick Van Orden (R). Rep. John James (R-Mich.), who is running for governor, currently holds Michigan's 10th congressional district, while Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), who is running for Senate, represents Kentucky's sixth congressional district. Hinson, Ogles, Miller, Turner, Carey, Mills, Huizenga and the open seat in Kentucky's sixth district are new additions to the target list since the 2024 cycle. House Democrats say the political environment is favorable for them going into 2026, pointing to the negative impacts of President Trump's recently announced tariffs, the unpopularity of Elon Musk and potential cuts to Medicaid. 'House Republicans are running scared, and they should be. They're tanking the economy, gutting Medicaid, abandoning our veterans, and making everything more expensive. In short, they've lost the trust of their constituents, and it's going to cost them the majority,' DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) said in a statement. Last month, the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee (NRCC) released its target list, which included 26 House Democrats.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump flushes your 401(k) while Arizona GOP congressmen do nothing
We learn as grownups that there are times when it is appropriate to blame the parents for a child's misbehavior and times when it is not. This applies as well to the U.S. government. For example, if a brazen 9-year-old, at the urging of an older, manipulative friend, secretly lifts the car keys from mom's purse and goes on a joyride that ends up with a row of broken mail boxes and the family minivan lodged in the bushes of a neighbor's yard, you may think the parents could have provided better guidance or supervision, but you wouldn't say it's all their fault. However, if those same parents mindlessly handed the keys to the kid and said, 'Have fun!' well … That is what the Republican-controlled House is doing with Donald Trump. If Republicans in the House chose to do so, they would rein in Trump's tariff madness, which has erased $10 trillion from the stock market, cut deeply into the retirement savings of millions of average Americans and is pushing the country toward a recession. But, no. Instead, Republicans have handed Trump the keys to the economy and said, 'Have fun!' For that, Arizonans should thank (or not) the Republican Trump sycophants in our congressional delegation, U.S. Reps. David Schweikert, Eli Crane, Andy Biggs, Juan Ciscomani, Abe Hamadeh and Paul Gosar. None of whom have tried to stop Trump. Not long ago, four Republican senators — Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine and Alaska's Lisa Murkowski — voted with all 45 Democrats and two independents to pass a measure that would block Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports. The House wouldn't touch it. Opinion: There's only 1 way for Trump to survive this trade war Only one Republican member of the House, Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon, has been vocal in his opposition to Trump's tariff-initiated trade war. House Speaker Mike Johnson and the rest of the GOP House members have abandoned their 'parental' duties as a supposedly coequal branch of government, opting instead for the role of a weak-kneed bootlicker whose only purpose is to rubberstamp whatever Trump desires. Democrats are trying to get them to drum up a little courage. Arizona U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego tweeted, 'The GOP in the House and Senate can stop this slide into a recession. Join with the House and Senate Democrats and take back our authority over tariff policy.' Even Trump's former Vice President Mike Pence tweeted, 'The Trump Tariff Tax is the largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history.' I'd guess that many of the Arizonans who voted for Trump are upset that he is tossing their 401(k) retirement money into the toilet. They should keep in mind, however, that Reps. David Schweikert, Eli Crane, Andy Biggs, Juan Ciscomani, Abe Hamadeh and Paul Gosar can keep the president from flipping the flush handle. But they won't. Reach Montini at Like this column? Get more opinions straight into your email inbox by signing up for our free opinions newsletter, which publishes Monday through Friday. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Tariffs hurt voters while Arizona Republicans do nothing | Opinion
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Protect Our Care targeting swing districts with ads opposing Medicaid cuts
The Democrat-aligned group Protect Our Care is launching a new spate of ads targeting GOP-controlled swing districts across the country to highlight constituent opposition to Medicaid funding cuts likely to result from Republicans' aims to significantly reduce the deficit. In a release provided exclusively to The Hill, Protect Our Care announced 10 new ads that will launch in districts represented by Republican congresspeople including Reps. David Schweikert (Ariz.), David Valadao (Calif.), Young Kim (Calif.), Ken Calvert (Calif.) and Nick LaLota (N.Y.), among others. The 30-second ads feature footage of angry constituents at town halls expressing opposition to Medicaid cuts. They also show Steve Bannon, an ally of President Trump, saying in February, 'Medicaid you've got to be careful, cause a lot of MAGA's on Medicaid. I'm telling you. If you don't think so, you're dead wrong.' The ads are a part of Protect Our Care's $10 million 'Hands Off Medicaid' campaign launched earlier this year. Republicans aim to cut $2 trillion in federal spending over the next decade, and according to the Congressional Budget Office, this can't be achieved without cutting into Medicaid funding. The House committee overseeing Medicaid has been tasked with finding $880 billion to cut from the programs under its jurisdiction. 'Trump and Congressional Republicans are on a crusade to slash Medicaid to fund tax breaks for the wealthy,' Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse said in a statement. 'These ads expose Republicans for turning their backs on their constituents and prioritizing tax breaks for billionaires and big companies over the health and financial wellbeing of everyday Americans,' said Woodhouse. 'Republicans' budget proposal jeopardizes the health care of millions of children, seniors in nursing homes, people with disabilities, cancer patients, veterans, and the list goes on. Americans across the country, including Democratic and Republican voters alike, are counting on Republicans to do the right thing and protect our health care.' According to the findings of a KFF poll released last month, two-thirds of Trump voters say they want Congress to increase Medicaid spending or keep it at the same level, while a third said they wanted it to be decreased. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
07-04-2025
- Health
- The Hill
Protect Our Care targeting swing districts with ads opposing Medicaid cuts
The Democrat-aligned group Protect Our Care is launching a new spate of ads targeting GOP-controlled swing districts across the country to highlight constituent opposition to Medicaid funding cuts likely to result from Republicans' aims to reduce the deficit by $880 billion. In a release provided exclusively to The Hill, Protect Our Care announced 10 new ads that will launch in districts represented by Republican congress members including Reps. David Schweikert (Ariz.), David Valadao (Calif.), Young Kim (Calif.), Ken Calvert (Calif.) and Nick LaLota (N.Y.) among others. The 30-second ads feature footage of angry constituents at town halls expressing opposition to Medicaid cuts. They also show Steve Bannon, an ally of President Trump, saying in February, 'Medicaid you've got to be careful, cause a lot of MAGA's on Medicaid. I'm telling you. If you don't think so, you're dead wrong.' The ads are a part of Protect Our Care's $10 million 'Hands Off Medicaid' campaign launched earlier this year. Republicans aim to cut $2 trillion in federal spending over the next decade, and according to the Congressional Budget Office, this can't be achieved without cutting into Medicaid funding. The House committee overseeing Medicaid has been tasked with finding $880 billion to cut from the programs under its jurisdiction. 'Trump and Congressional Republicans are on a crusade to slash Medicaid to fund tax breaks for the wealthy,' Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse said in a statement. 'These ads expose Republicans for turning their backs on their constituents and prioritizing tax breaks for billionaires and big companies over the health and financial wellbeing of everyday Americans,' said Woodhouse. 'Republicans' budget proposal jeopardizes the health care of millions of children, seniors in nursing homes, people with disabilities, cancer patients, veterans, and the list goes on. Americans across the country, including Democratic and Republican voters alike, are counting on Republicans to do the right thing and protect our health care.' According to the findings of the KFF Health Tracking Poll released last month, two-thirds of Trump voters say they want Congress to increase Medicaid spending or keep it same, while a third said they wanted it to be decreased.
