WHITESIDE WALKS OUT ON RURAL CARE

September 5, 2025

A new report calls out Democrat George Whitesides for fearmongering. Instead of standing up for Californians who depend on their local hospitals, Harder voted against $50 billion in new funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program, a lifeline meant to keep struggling rural hospitals open.

Here’s what George Whitesides rejected:

  • $50 billion to keep rural hospitals open.
  • Support for doctors, nurses, and patients in small towns across America.
  • Relief for communities already facing Medicaid cuts and vanishing healthcare access.
     

“Out of touch Democrat George Whitesides voted to shut the doors on rural hospitals and abandon the families who rely on them. He chose politics over patients, ideology over outcomes, and weakness over leadership and Californians won’t forget it.” – NRCC Spokesman Christian Martinez