WASHINGTON — Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are calling on the Trump administration to end its “crusade” of threatening Medicaid funding for blue states over fraud concerns. In a Thursday letter, Gillibrand, Schumer and other Democratic senators wrote that the heavy focus on fraud is misplaced, given that Medicaid programs are already…
Sens. Gillibrand, Schumer call on Trump admin to protect NY Medicaid funding
Politics
March 26, 2026
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