Warner, Mizusawa Clash Over Medicaid, AI at Virginia Disability Forum
Virginia U.S. Senate candidates Mark Warner (D) and Bert Mizusawa (R) outlined differing approaches to disability policy at a virtual candidate forum hosted by disability advocacy groups including REV UP Virginia and The Arc of Virginia. Warner called for federal AI regulation and stronger healthcare funding, opposing mail-voting restrictions, while Mizusawa emphasized enforcing existing anti-discrimination law and targeting fraud, waste and abuse in federal programs to free up funding for disability services. Both candidates said they support keeping people with disabilities in their homes and improving voting access, though they diverged on mail-ballot safeguards. The forum comes amid KFF estimates that recent federal tax-and-spending legislation will cut federal Medicaid spending by $911 billion over ten years, raising concerns about funding for caregiver and home- and community-based services ahead of the Nov. 3 election.