New Analysis from Nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office Shows Devastating Effect of Young Kim’s Big, Bad Budget

Tustin, CA - This week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released new analysis that shows Young Kim’s deciding vote for the GOP budget bill would have devastating effects on CA-40 and the nation, ballooning the deficit by more than $2 trillion, while depriving millions of healthcare from steep Medicare and Medicaid cuts, all to lower taxes for the wealthiest 1% of Americans.

Rep. Young Kim is on record insisting that Medicaid cuts will not get her vote, yet 10.9 million Americans would become uninsured were the bill she supported to pass. Truth is: Young Kim blatantly lied, to support Trump and GOP megadonors and betrayed her constituents.

“It is no surprise that MAGA Young Kim shamelessly lied about this big mess of a bill, which throws children, elderly, and even the environment under the bus in exchange for billionaire tax cuts,” said Esther Kim Varet. “In the name of tax cuts, the bill Rep. Kim voted for even slashes funding for food assistance programs by 30%, and cuts hunger relief for women, infants and children (WIC) by $1 billion.This is disgusting.”

Earlier this year, at Trump’s urging, Young Kim voted for a party-line budget bill that axed $1.33B in healthcare funding for CA-40 alone, which resulted in the loss of healthcare for 41,000 CA-40 residents. 

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California’s 40th is a Congressional District representing portions of Orange County, Riverside County, and San Bernardino County in Southern California. CA-40’s constituents voted for Joe Biden over Donald Trump in 2020. House Majority PAC lists CA-40 as a top target, the DCCC lists CA-40 as a “District in Play”, and the Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index (PVI) ranks the district as one of the 10 most vulnerable House seats with a Republican incumbent in the nation. Esther Kim Varet raised over $1 million in Q1 2025, outpacing the combined Democratic field by over 2.5x.

Incumbent Republican Young Kim’s support for MAGA policies, including a federal ban on abortion even in cases of rape and incest, support of the GOP budget bill that would strip 40,000+ of her constituents from Medicaid, blocking legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs, and rejection of common sense gun safety, have made Kim extremely vulnerable. In contrast, Esther Kim Varet will always vote to protect women’s right to choose, provide access to healthcare, lower prescription drug costs, and support responsible gun safety.

CA-40 includes the cities of Yorba Linda, Anaheim Hills, Orange, Chino Hills, Tustin, Mission Viejo, Aliso Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, Villa Park, Lake Forest, the unincorporated communities of North Tustin and Coto de Caza, and parts of Brea and Corona.