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.

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

The House on Tuesday night narrowly approved a budget resolution that paves the way for trillions of dollars in tax and spending cuts key to the Trump agenda.

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.

As a deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown nears, hesitation is surfacing among Washington’s Republican lawmakers

California’s Central Valley will once again be at the center of the House battleground map in 2026. Democratic Rep. Adam Gray (CA-13) won his race by a smaller margin than any other House member and is one of the 13 Democrats representing seats that Donald Trump carried in 2024,