U.S. Rep. Evans defends federal budget proposal, despite threat of Medicaid cuts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Catch up quick: Evans (R- Fort Lupton) joined fellow U.S. House Republicans last week in passing a budget resolution that calls for up to $2 trillion in spending cuts, including some that may come from Medicaid.
42% : What they're saying: "We know that there is fraud, waste and abuse in the system that we have to be able to find so that we can actually save Medicaid for the people that need it," Evans tells us.
38% : By the numbers: Roughly 73,000 people in Evans' congressional district would be at risk of losing Medicaid for not meeting work requirements under the Republicans' proposal, according to an estimate from the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
22% : The intrigue: President Trump has said he won't back a budget bill reducing Medicaid, something Evans is using to guide his own decision.

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