Federal agents this week apprehended an Ohio resident and formally accused him of threatening to kill a member of Congress if that representative supported Medicaid funding cuts, NBC News reported Wednesday.
Identified by the FBI as Jeffrey Dorsey, a 60‑year‑old from Dayton, the suspect is alleged to have left an expletive-laden voicemail nearly 90 seconds long on the main Washington, D.C. office line of the unnamed lawmaker last month, according to the federal criminal complaint made public Tuesday.
The NBC report further said the target's name remains undisclosed in court filings.
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“If you vote to take my f------ Medicaid away, I’m gonna cut your f------ head off," the caller said, according to a transcript of a message from the FBI, per the report.
"You’re an embarrassment, and a bag of s--- as a man, and I can’t stand you," the caller is alleged to have added. "So, f--- the hell off. But I tell you this, clearly to your brain, if you f--- with my Medicaid you’re a dead f---.”
Federal authorities noted the call was placed on June 29. If convicted under interstate threat statutes, Dorsey faces up to five years in prison.
Many critics warn that the more than $1 trillion in cuts in Medicaid funding following the passage of President Donald Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act," will dramatically affect access to care for low‑income families, disabled individuals, rural communities, and the elderly.
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Opponents argue these cuts risk thousands of hospital closures, especially in rural areas, increased health disparities, and coverage losses for millions, even as GOP lawmakers insist the reforms promote efficiency and address fraud.