{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-carter-statement-medicaid-not-line-item-its-lifeline", "Congressman Carter Statement, \u201cMedicaid Is Not a Line Item\u2014It\u2019s a Lifeline\u201d", "2025-07-01", "2025", "2025-07", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Troy A. Carter", "C001125", "troycarter.house.gov", "troycarter", "https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "NEW ORLEANS, LA \u2013 Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement:\n\n\u201cLet\u2019s be clear: what\u2019s being proposed in Washington isn\u2019t just a budget cut. It\u2019s a life cut.\n\n\u201cAcross Louisiana\u2014from our biggest hospitals to our smallest rural clinics\u2014healthcare leaders are sounding the alarm. Not because of politics. But because of people. Because they know what these Medicaid cuts will mean for the folks they serve every single day\u2014our children, our seniors, people with disabilities, and working families just trying to stay afloat.\n\n\u201cHospitals from Baton Rouge to Bunkie, from New Orleans to Natchitoches, are united in one voice: this would be the largest and most devastating cut to Louisiana\u2019s health care system in our history.\n\n\u201cHere\u2019s what\u2019s at stake:\n\n\u2022 Over $4 billion in Medicaid funding lost for Louisiana providers.\n\n\u2022 Thousands of jobs gone\u2014nurses, techs, security, food service, and more.\n\n\u2022 Rural hospitals forced to reduce services\u2014or shut down completely.\n\n\u2022 Longer wait times, fewer doctors, and fewer clinics to serve your family.\n\n\u201cLet\u2019s also talk facts. Louisiana hospitals generate:\n\n\u2022 $38.4 billion in business activity each year.\n\n\u2022 $14.2 billion in payroll.\n\n\u2022 100,000+ jobs across our state.\n\n\u2022 And they support 5.7% of all employment in Louisiana.\n\n\u201cCutting Medicaid doesn\u2019t just hurt patients. It hurts our economy, our workforce, and our future.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to stand with Governor Landry, the full Louisiana Legislature, and healthcare leaders across our state who\u2019ve all said with one voice: Louisiana cannot afford these cuts.\n\n\u201cProtecting Medicaid isn\u2019t about party. It\u2019s about people. It\u2019s about standing up for life-saving care, strong hospitals, and resilient communities.\n\n\u201cTo my colleagues in Washington: The people our counting on us! Don\u2019t let Louisiana down.\u201d\n\nCheck out this commentary by Rock Bordelon, Greg Feirn, E.J. Kuiper, Randy Morris, Pete November, Rene Ragas, and Paul A. Salles: \u201cLouisiana hospital leaders: Medicaid cuts threaten lives and communities.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:40:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-carter-statement-medicaid-not-line-item-its-lifeline"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0207677260041237, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}