WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in The Times-Picayune and The Advocate arguing that the One Big Beautiful Bill will protect Medicaid benefits for Americans in need.

Key excerpts of the op-ed are below:

“Some people in Washington enjoy scaring Americans to score political points. The current debate on Medicaid is a prime example.

“Since President Donald Trump signed the 2025 reconciliation bill, which some call the One Big Beautiful Bill, into law, those opposing the legislation, mostly Democrats, have been telling anyone who will listen that the new law will cut Medicaid benefits to Americans in need.

“If you believe that, you also believe in the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny, and that Jimmy Hoffa died of natural causes.”

. . .

“Many of those public officials telling lies about the OBBB are doing it because they need to justify voting against the main provision in the OBBB: the biggest tax cut in American history. They know most Americans are too busy going to work and raising their families to read through the Medicaid provisions in the bill, and they are choosing to scare people with lies about cuts to the program.

“The truth is that the OBBB will leave Medicaid stronger than ever by protecting benefits for those who truly need them.”

Read Kennedy’s op-ed here.