Does Gabe Evans regret scoring a spot on the coveted House Energy and Commerce panel, now that it has seen roiling debates over Medicaid?
“No, absolutely not,” said the Colorado Republican, who was a cop, a Blackhawk pilot and a state legislator before coming to Congress this year.
That helps him take on thorny problems, he said. But issues like those may not be easy to navigate in his freshman term, after he narrowly flipped his seat. About 1 in 4 people rely on Medicaid in his district, which extends north from the suburbs of Denver, and he’ll have to ward off Democratic attacks as one of the House’s most vulnerable members.
