Voters could move Congress to revisit H.R. 1 healthcare overhaul, Kaine and McClellan say

"During a roundtable discussion at Feed More, a food bank in Henrico County Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said he believed there’s a growing chance Congress could adjust or undo Medicaid changes the Republican-controlled legislature enacted last summer — with or without flipping Congress to Democratic control.

It would still be a long shot, he and U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, noted. But since H.R. 1 passed, every member of Congress has spent time in their districts hearing from their constituents, as voters name healthcare a chief concern.

Some Republicans — including Virginia U.S. Reps. Jennifer Kiggans and Rob Wittman — voiced opposition to the changes last summer before ultimately voting for the federal spending bill.

'The magnitude of these cuts is really becoming manifest right now,' Kaine said. 'We probably could have had three or four votes a year ago. People have been home during recess, talking to their healthcare providers. We might have now, you know, 10 or a dozen. We need about a dozen Republican votes to do that.'"