Democrats blast GOP Medicaid cuts in Louisiana, vow to fight ‘big, ugly law’ through midterms

In Speaker Johnson and Leader Scalise’s backyard, House Democrats previewed a nationwide organizing push to blunt its effects heading into the 2026 midterms.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) joined Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.) and senior Democrats during a healthcare town hall at Xavier University in New Orleans on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Photo by John McCusker/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) joined Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.) and a sla…