Democratic Minority Whip Katherine Clark spoke Tuesday in Cambridge about her party's opposition to proposed Medicaid cuts, emphasizing their united front and three-pronged strategy.

"We are barreling ahead together. This is one of the biggest issues we face, these attacks on health care," Clark said.

It was a so-called Day of Action for Democrats, who argue opposing Medicaid cuts is a united front for the party.

"We are united in the work we are doing today," Clark said.

Medicaid, funded by both state and federal governments, provides insurance for millions of Americans. House Republicans propose cutting hundreds of billions from Medicaid to extend President Trump's tax cuts, despite Trump's assurances that he won't cut Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security.

"They've already done it," Clark said.

"Nearly half the kids in Massachusetts rely on Medicaid for their health insurance. Medicaid pays for 70 percent of the long-term care expenses in our state," said Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services Kate Walsh.

Last week, Democrats appeared fractured after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer supported a Republican stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown. When asked last week if he had confidence in Schumer, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries did not answer.

Asked again Tuesday, Jeffries responded, "Yes, I do."

When asked if Schumer should be replaced, Clark did not give a direct answer.

"I think what the American people want us to focus on is not the parlor games of who's in leadership. I leave those decisions up to the senators," Clark said.

She did offer this outline of the Democrats' three-pronged strategy to oppose the Trump administration.

"Our first strategy point is to take it to the courts," Clark said.

She said their second strategic tool is to oppose legislation.

"The third strategy is mobilization, working with people around the country," Clark said.

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