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ellmarree's avatar

This is terrible for all people that aren’t billionaires & oligarchs. Disgusting, black hearted ,sadistic politicians!

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Kathy Clark-Dickens's avatar

They are abusing us!

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Suzanne Christ-Burr's avatar

GOP wants babies but the majority of babies are born with Medicaid funding.

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Jerome Vanderberg's avatar

Correct. But the mostly "Black" and "Brown" babies born with the help of Medicaid funding are NOT the kind of babies that Trump and his MAGA people are looking for.

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Lee Morefield's avatar

Yes, Governor Stein has already identified the hospital in the county where I work as one of the top 5 at risk for closing. People will simply go without care because they don't have the resources to get to the next closest facility. Devastating!!!

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Sheila Esson's avatar

This is absolutely true. I live in a rural area and work in a hospital. Cuts to Medicaid will also severely affect doctor offices and nursing homes. Thank you Senator for fighting for us.

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VUJohns09's avatar

Capitalism currently practiced in the US, hurts the mainstream citizens.

Trump learned, that human suffering raises the salary of citizen billionaires.

Trump only cares about the upper class, using the lower and middle class as slaves to them.

They are a family of sociopaths..

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WinstonSmithLondonOceania's avatar

Please be aware that billionaires don't get salaries, they get stocks and stock options. That means capital gains. It also means they can borrow against the value of those stocks whenever they want to spend money on a new mansion or superyacht.

This might sound like a minor nitpick, but it started in the '60's and is the very reason the wealthy started becoming so much wealthier - to the point where they can purchase elections.

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Paula Zimmermann's avatar

When the vote begins as early as tomorrow for the Budget Bill, I stand with you as you fight for the most vulnerable Americans and the working class poor. I hope you can persuade at least four Republicans to vote NO on this horrible legislation.

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AnnieD's avatar

Thank you so much for taking the time to keep your constituents apprised of what’s really going on in Congress. Thank you for bucking the tide! Hang in there, and keep up the good, vital work you are doing -- we appreciate you!!

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Zach Young's avatar

This doesn't even mention all the nursing homes and long term care facilities that will close... I hope all these freedom loving Gen-Xers who support this madness are looking forward to having to take care of their aging boomer parents with all their free time and money...

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DvdmN's avatar

Freedom loving, universal health care loving, wealth inequality hating Gen-Xer here. Rural hospitals where I live have been on life support or permanently closed due to "cost cutting measures" for at least a generation now. The problem isn't necessarily new but will become exponentially worse. Hopefully, the "No Kings/Anti-Maga" movement continues to push back and vote out the cultists at the Community, State and National levels of gov't. Hopefully, we vote in leadership who will address the needs & fears of working class America.

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Muriel Palmer-Rhea's avatar

Several hospitals in our area are either in the process of closing, or have converted their facilities to other uses, some mental health, others can’t afford to pay staff and are struggling to stay open in some fashion. I know a traveling x-ray tech who had worked at one hospital for 35 years and was put on way too much overtime, so took the “Traveling” option. Even in that capacity she’s working one 12 hour day every other week, keeps energy bars in her pocket as she frequently misses being able to go to the cafeteria.

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HMB Jennifer's avatar

Yet another oligarchical overstep. We all need to keep speaking out and protesting this fascist regime. Thank you, Senator Schiff, for your prompt report.

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Tricia Snider's avatar

Rural Western Colorado, yes we may lose it 🙁

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Ron Shackelford's avatar

Trump’s government will soon and forever be known as a conspiracy against the United States. How many of the masked are Proud Boys or Nazi or Klan?They should lay their cards on the table, openly. But they don’t. And they won’t! The fact that any person in America can be exempted from personal responsibility for their actions just harkens to a time when kings ruled, when the common person had no respite from oppression and servitude, no right to free expression and no right to their own destiny. Divine right ruled and the evil that America faced then confronts us now.

Be prepared.

This won’t be the first time America took a stand for freedom and justice and it likely won’t be the last. Patriots will stop the Trump travesty. We have already started.

Stay tuned and in tune to more than one information source. Know when you are needed and know what to do.

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Per-Arne Bjorklid's avatar

This was a great video! It’s so important to bring context and the message that all people should seek a wider understanding of consequences. It’s time to seek the communal spirit.

Thank you, senator 🫡

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Jean's avatar

Thanks for the explanation!!!

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Mary's avatar

Mike Johnson bent the knee, kissed the BLANK and sold his SOUL to the 👿 in the oval office. He has Zero integrity, morals or compassion!!! Everything he says to the citizens is a lie. It's a dead giveaway when you see the smug look on his face. He DOES NOT CARE About U.S. Citizens!!!!!!

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CoCo's avatar

I believe the broliarchs club call this ‘humane genocide’. Look at the current ‘detention camps’ ( gulags really) do we have any stats or data on deaths, mortality and morbidity in real time? Cut off resources and early death rates increase! 🤢😵‍💫

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