WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As millions of children remain uninsured or underinsured and Congressional Republicans advance deep cuts to Medicaid, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) introduced the MediKids Act, legislation that would guarantee every child in America access to comprehensive healthcare regardless of their family's income, immigration status, or health condition from birth through age 26.
"At a time when families are watching healthcare become more expensive and MAGA Republicans and Trump are ripping coverage away from millions of Americans, we should be expanding care, not taking it away," said Senator Padilla. "No parent should have...