David Valadao “jeopardized health care coverage for millions of Americans with a cruel budget blueprint?” Has Rep. Adam Gray voted to “keep health care costs high?” So say their political opponents. But those opponents’ claims are wildly exaggerated.

The GOP-written budget resolution could lead to a $16 billion annual loss in federal funding for health care in the Central Valley.

Dozens of Kern Residents stood in front of Congressman David Valadao's Bakersfield office to vote against proposed cuts to the Medicaid healthcare program.

Political activists made a final push Monday to persuade Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, to oppose budget cuts proposed in Congress that would endanger federal spending on the Medicaid program that as many as two-thirds of his constituents rely on for their health care.