Andy Beshear (Clip)
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Tariff on lumber is going to make that first home even harder to buy. That extra amount that it costs is the Trump tax. And so we just need to be really clear that these are decisions being made by one individual alone. But the thing that moves people the most right now that they understand, maybe at a level that wasn't understood 10 years ago, is Medicaid.
So in Kentucky, how I describe it is that it covers the people we love the most, our parents and our kids. Half of Kentucky's kids are covered by Medicaid. 70% of our long-term care costs are covered by Medicaid. And without Medicaid and expanded Medicaid, rural health care ends. That hospital that's in somebody's community closes.
So in Kentucky, how I describe it is that it covers the people we love the most, our parents and our kids. Half of Kentucky's kids are covered by Medicaid. 70% of our long-term care costs are covered by Medicaid. And without Medicaid and expanded Medicaid, rural health care ends. That hospital that's in somebody's community closes.
And then whether they have private insurance or are on Medicaid, they've got to drive two hours just to see the same doctor that used to be in their community. So we are seeing people respond and respond strongly, especially on those threatened cuts.
And then whether they have private insurance or are on Medicaid, they've got to drive two hours just to see the same doctor that used to be in their community. So we are seeing people respond and respond strongly, especially on those threatened cuts.
So I think the first thing you hear is concern over the health care system. And they may or may not be talking about Medicaid directly, but they recognize that what's being threatened right now could really impact their community. So, in many Kentucky communities, the number one employer is the school system. And what they're doing to the Department of Education could impact those jobs.
So I think the first thing you hear is concern over the health care system. And they may or may not be talking about Medicaid directly, but they recognize that what's being threatened right now could really impact their community. So, in many Kentucky communities, the number one employer is the school system. And what they're doing to the Department of Education could impact those jobs.
And the second biggest employer is the hospital system or the clinics. And so, you think about how this could gut rural America and jobs. I mean, I see it and I hear about it in each of these communities.
And the second biggest employer is the hospital system or the clinics. And so, you think about how this could gut rural America and jobs. I mean, I see it and I hear about it in each of these communities.
Well, people should be alarmed in the very least that we have a president who apparently does not believe in his oath of office and doesn't value the fact that the Constitution only makes him one branch of government. You know, I look at whether it's the president or Republican members of Congress, they all took an oath. to defend the Constitution.
Well, people should be alarmed in the very least that we have a president who apparently does not believe in his oath of office and doesn't value the fact that the Constitution only makes him one branch of government. You know, I look at whether it's the president or Republican members of Congress, they all took an oath. to defend the Constitution.
Many of them took that oath, putting their hand on the Bible, making a promise not just to our country, but in some instances, the Almighty. And look at what they're doing now.
Many of them took that oath, putting their hand on the Bible, making a promise not just to our country, but in some instances, the Almighty. And look at what they're doing now.
Republicans in Congress are letting the president violate the very laws they passed and acting like it's not a big deal, being more loyal to their party than their country, being more concerned about how Trump will react than whether they're violating that oath and that promise that they took. And then with the president, it seems like everything is the us versus the them.
Republicans in Congress are letting the president violate the very laws they passed and acting like it's not a big deal, being more loyal to their party than their country, being more concerned about how Trump will react than whether they're violating that oath and that promise that they took. And then with the president, it seems like everything is the us versus the them.
It's the finding out who is the us and who is the them. And that's bad for America and it's bad for our future. Now, we're going to have to post this presidency, find a way to heal because we cannot be red and blue on every issue, left or right on every issue. We got to get back to right versus wrong instead of right versus left.
It's the finding out who is the us and who is the them. And that's bad for America and it's bad for our future. Now, we're going to have to post this presidency, find a way to heal because we cannot be red and blue on every issue, left or right on every issue. We got to get back to right versus wrong instead of right versus left.
And I do think that the more that this president does and how he talks, especially about people, is and will make an impact. I mean, take the veterans we're hearing from that serve their country and then go into the civil service with our government. They're being laid off and then told it's their fault because they did a poor job, which is a total lie. That hurts. It hurts them.