DC insider and Big Oil lobbyist Michael Whatley continues to get blasted by North Carolina families who are at risk of having their health care ripped away, thanks to his toxic agenda. Whatley has championed gutting Medicaid for hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians, calling it a “huge win”  and saying he would have voted for it “in a heartbeat.” 

Read more from North Carolina families:

Cardinal and Pine: OPINION: Medicaid cuts will hurt NC families like ours

By Madhavi and Joseph Krevat 

• From the moment my second son, Joseph, was born, I knew he was different—not less—just different. And from that moment on, I’ve been in a constant fight to ensure he gets the support he needs to thrive. It took 14 years of advocacy before he was diagnosed with autism and finally began receiving services that helped him navigate school. 
• Last year, Joseph turned 26 and aged out of my husband’s insurance. We applied for Medicaid, and to our relief, he was accepted…
• Then came July 3, 2025. I was trying to avoid the news, but Joseph came downstairs and said, “Well, I just lost my healthcare. Republicans passed the Big Soulless Bill in the House.” 
• We are not asking for special treatment. We are asking for dignity, for stability, for the chance to live. As Republican National Committee Chair, Michael Whatley cheered on these cuts more than anyone.  Come next November, we will vote accordingly and hold him accountable.
• Joseph’s Perspective: My name is Joseph. I’ve had Medicaid since late last year, and I’ve been grateful for all the help it’s given me. Now, I’m worried that I’ll lose my healthcare, all because some members of Congress believe billionaires deserve tax cuts while I deserve to either die young or work to pay medical bills until I die.
• Next November is the midterms. North Carolina will have one of the biggest US Senate races in the country. It will be between Michael Whatley, who called gutting Medicaid a “huge win,” and, former Gov. Roy Cooper, who made it his mission as governor to expand Medicaid. 
• My plan is simple. I will use my voice, like my parents taught me, and share my story. I will hold our elected officials accountable and ensure Michael Whatley has to answer for this heartless law. I will make sure our open U.S. Senate seat is held by someone who believes I am deserving of health care.

Greensboro News & Record: LETTER: If we lose Medicaid, I don’t know what we’ll do.

By Martha Chaires

• I’m the mother of an absolutely amazing 10-year-old son, Javier, who has Down syndrome. […] Thanks to Medicaid, we have a wonderful night nurse to help out.
• If we lose Medicaid, I don’t know what we’ll do […]
• There are more than 650,000 families in our state who face this terrifying reality with us — all because Republican politicians would rather give billionaires a tax break than ensure families like mine have access to lifesaving health care.
• For the sake of my family and other families like ours, I urge voters to reject these policies and the politicians who prioritize them over the people they were elected to represent. Javi can’t afford to lose his health care, and neither can any of the other thousands of kids who would be affected by these harmful, thoughtless cuts to Medicaid.

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