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VOL. 10, NO. 26
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MAY 8, 2025
Subramanyam Hears Concerns Over Potential Medicaid Cuts BY WILLIAM TIMME
wtimme@loudounnow.org
U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) on Saturday gave constituents a chance to voice their concerns about potential Medicaid cuts during a town hall meeting at Leesburg Elementary School. Those concerns arose from a resolution by House Republicans that directs the House Energy and Commerce Committee to find $880 billion in savings over the course of 10 years—looking for a way to offset lost tax revenues resulting from efforts to retain tax cuts made during President Donald J. Trump’s first term. A Congressional Budget Office study found that Medicaid accounts for 93% of the committee’s spending outside of the mandatory Medicare expenditures. “Folks in Washington are saying it’s OK to cut Medicaid in the name of paying down our federal debt and deficit, but then on the other hand pass a giant tax break for the wealthiest corporations who aren’t even asking for it in many cases– based on the meetings I’ve had,” Subramanyam said. MEDICAID continues on page 6
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The Virginia Department of Transportation completed a reconstruction of the John G. Lewis Bridge over Catoctin Creek in 2023. Last week, dignitaries gathered at the site to dedicate a roadside marker to highlight its historica significance.
A Lasting Legacy: Historical Marker Dedicated at John G. Lewis Bridge
BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com
The final touch on the years-long effort to preserve and restore the Pratt truss bridge over Catoctin Creek was celebrated Friday with the unveiling of a historical marker highlighting its significance. Approved by the Virginia Department
of Historic Resources, the marker along Featherbed Lane in northern Loudoun includes information about the bridge’s structural significance—it is among the longest metal truss bridges still in use in Virginia—and the work of community members to fight for its preservation. The bridge in 2015 was named in honor of Taylorstown resident John G. Lewis
who documented the history of more than 700 historic structures in the area, including the bridge, as part of a successful campaign in the 1970s the thwart a plan by the Fairfax County Water Authority and the Army Corps of Engineers to flood the area LEWIS BRIDGE continues on page 33
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