53 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DEMAND HHS AND CMS HALT MEDICAID DATA SHARING WITH ICE

Washington, Sept. 9 -- Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke issued the following press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: e: [e-mail] c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Robin Kelly (IL-02), Nanette Barragan (CA-44), and Emily Randall (WA-06) led 49 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz calling for an immediate end to the sharing of Medicaid enrollee data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Despite a federal preliminary injunction limiting data transfers, CMS continues to share p...