TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Members of Congress are looking at cabinet appointments and how the new President's policies will play out.
Instead of going to the inauguration, Congressman Raul Grijalva has been meeting with constituents. Constituents are worried about what could happen to Obamacare, Social Security and Medicare with a Republican President and Republican majorities in the House and Senate.
About 50 seniors packed into Congressman Grijalva's Tucson District office.
Kitty Kennedy of the Alliance for Retired Americans says a lot of seniors voted against their interests when they supported Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans who campaigned on repealing Obamacare and drastically changing other government benefits.
She says now they need to convince them to pressure elected officials to preserve the programs.
"We have 100 days to stop a freight train that's about to mow us right over in the Congress. Despite what Mr Trump has said, Paul Ryan's been fighting to get rid of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid as we know it and turn it into either block grants or vouchers. He's been working on it, since 2011 strong, and even before that."
Congressman Grijalva says when President Trump talks of protecting Medicare and repealing Obamacare but retaining popular parts like coverage for pre-existing conditions, that conflicts with Congressional leaders.
"As far as we're concerned that allows more time to be able to try to gather enough public support to change people's minds."
Congressman Grijalva is concerned about word of a list of orders Donald Trump plans to issue Monday.
He worries one of those orders will reverse President Obama's order which allows children brought to the U-S illegally to avoid deportation while their cases are considered.
Late Friday, President Trump signed his first executive order. He described it as to “Ease the burden of Obamacare as we transition from repeal and replace.”
So far it’s not clear exactly what the order will do.
