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Democratic Senators Cory Booker (NJ), Tina Smith (MN), and Brian Schatz (HI) showed up to protest Medicaid cuts with a hand delivered letter during the committee markup.
[Politicus USA, May 13, 2025]
'Some Democratic Senators arent sitting by and waiting on their hands as three House committees mark up legislation that would take away health care from nearly 14 million people.
'Sens. Booker, Smith, Schatz made the walk across the Capitol to hand deliver letters from their constituents protesting the Medicaid cuts.
'The Senators said, We are going over to deliver some letters from our constituents about how damaging this Medicaid cuts are that the House is taking up right now, 14 million people losing their health insurance. And we want to draw attention to what it is they're trying to do.
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It will all come down to the bread on our tables
70sEraVet
(5,223 posts)applauding the efforts of these Democrats to preserve their Medicaid. And that they will remember who fought for them in the midterm elections!
Timeflyer
(3,669 posts)BTW, Rick Scott--net worth approximately $350 million, much of that from defrauding Medicare and Medicaid while CEO of Columbia/HCA private health-care corporation. Florida's, and the US, is stuck with him until 2031!!!
soldierant
(9,281 posts)ALL the democratic Senators should be doing this. Not just three stars
DENVERPOPS
(13,003 posts)just enough of them arrested to give him a super majority in the Senate.........
As well as have a ton of U.S. Military Soldiers surround the Capitol and White House 24/7 and not let anyone in.........for a start....
BidenRocks
(2,766 posts)A few million pissed off veterans with no fucks left to give! Heavily armed and trained.
Our military is no better than Putin's when it comes to holding territory.
They are wide open for IEDs, drones and booby traps. Our advantage?
They won't see it coming.
How many of our military will resist?
Are they ready to kill fellow Americans?
Do they remember our oath?
STAND DOWN!
Tickle
(4,131 posts)More good trouble, there hasn't been enough for what we're up against.