At least one Republican is thinking about the millions of Americans that depend on Medicaid. Representative David Valadao, a California dairy farmer, represents more Medicaid recipients in his district than anyone else in his party.

Rep. David Valadao, who runs the centrist-oriented Republican Governance Group, has spent the last several weeks in near-constant communication with his leadership, including in weekly meetings with the chairs of key ideological caucuses across the GOP conference.