Idahoans expect government to work. We pay our taxes, serve in the military, fight wildfires, and care for our families. In return, we expect our leaders to keep the lights on and do their jobs. Instead, Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans shut down the government to force through higher premiums for 22 million Americans.

This year, they pushed through the largest health care cuts in American history, stripping coverage from 37,000 Idahoans to serve billionaire donors at the expense of the people who sent them to Washington.

In towns like Salmon, McCall, and Bonners Ferry, hospitals are already on the edge. Republican cuts to Medicaid threaten to close at least four rural Idaho hospitals, forcing families to drive hours for basic care. Imagine a child in Orofino with a severe asth

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