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Jrose

(1,515 posts)
Tue May 13, 2025, 04:49 PM May 2025

Democratic Senators Crash House To Protest Medicaid Cuts

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 aren’t 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.”

https://www.politicususa.com/p/democratic-senators-crash-house-to?publication_id=3373725&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=3jvpe3#:~:text=Read%20in%20the,14%20million%20people.
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Democratic Senators Crash House To Protest Medicaid Cuts (Original Post) Jrose May 2025 OP
I'd like to think that there are some red-state folks..... 70sEraVet May 2025 #1
I applaud them, but my POS Senator Rick Scott said Medicaid should be cut 'cause recipients "sit on their butt at home." Timeflyer May 2025 #4
Not enough Senators. soldierant May 2025 #2
And Trump would have DENVERPOPS May 2025 #3
I see your ton of Army troops and raise you BidenRocks May 2025 #5
What and who are they cutting? NT Tickle May 2025 #6
Fun Iamscrewed May 2025 #7
All D Senators should have been with them! Clouds Passing May 2025 #8

70sEraVet

(5,223 posts)
1. I'd like to think that there are some red-state folks.....
Tue May 13, 2025, 05:30 PM
May 2025

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)
4. I applaud them, but my POS Senator Rick Scott said Medicaid should be cut 'cause recipients "sit on their butt at home."
Tue May 13, 2025, 06:44 PM
May 2025

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)
2. Not enough Senators.
Tue May 13, 2025, 05:52 PM
May 2025

ALL the democratic Senators should be doing this. Not just three stars

DENVERPOPS

(13,003 posts)
3. And Trump would have
Tue May 13, 2025, 06:29 PM
May 2025

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)
5. I see your ton of Army troops and raise you
Tue May 13, 2025, 07:08 PM
May 2025

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!

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