Governor J.B. Pritzker

if we were to try to make that up, it would be $7.4 billion. Now our whole budget for the state is $55 billion. That's what I proposed. $55 billion. We don't have $7 billion to try to make up for the federal government not sending us those dollars. So, So it would be devastating. And what would we do?

Well, we'd have to, first of all, we'd lose our rural hospitals and our safety net hospitals, rural hospitals across most of my state, safety net hospitals in Chicago, and we can't afford to lose those. So we would have to shore up those hospitals.

Well, we'd have to, first of all, we'd lose our rural hospitals and our safety net hospitals, rural hospitals across most of my state, safety net hospitals in Chicago, and we can't afford to lose those. So we would have to shore up those hospitals.

Well, we'd have to, first of all, we'd lose our rural hospitals and our safety net hospitals, rural hospitals across most of my state, safety net hospitals in Chicago, and we can't afford to lose those. So we would have to shore up those hospitals.

We'd have to make sure that there's as much free care as we could provide, which, you know, without having seven and a half billion dollars, going to be very difficult to do. But you know, the $700 million, $750 million that the state provides as part of that Medicare expansion, we would probably have to turn that into subsidies for hospitals and for clinics. So it's not good enough, honestly.

We'd have to make sure that there's as much free care as we could provide, which, you know, without having seven and a half billion dollars, going to be very difficult to do. But you know, the $700 million, $750 million that the state provides as part of that Medicare expansion, we would probably have to turn that into subsidies for hospitals and for clinics. So it's not good enough, honestly.

We'd have to make sure that there's as much free care as we could provide, which, you know, without having seven and a half billion dollars, going to be very difficult to do. But you know, the $700 million, $750 million that the state provides as part of that Medicare expansion, we would probably have to turn that into subsidies for hospitals and for clinics. So it's not good enough, honestly.

I mean, it's what we would be able to do, but it's not good enough. And that's why we've got to go out, all of us, and fight like heck. One more thing. The people who will lose their health care as a result of what they're trying to do in the House budget, Many of them are Republicans. Indeed, I think about half in Illinois. And we're not a 50-50 Democrat-Republican state.

I mean, it's what we would be able to do, but it's not good enough. And that's why we've got to go out, all of us, and fight like heck. One more thing. The people who will lose their health care as a result of what they're trying to do in the House budget, Many of them are Republicans. Indeed, I think about half in Illinois. And we're not a 50-50 Democrat-Republican state.

I mean, it's what we would be able to do, but it's not good enough. And that's why we've got to go out, all of us, and fight like heck. One more thing. The people who will lose their health care as a result of what they're trying to do in the House budget, Many of them are Republicans. Indeed, I think about half in Illinois. And we're not a 50-50 Democrat-Republican state.

But half the people who would lose Medicaid as a result of that would be people who live in Republican districts. And they're typically they are Republicans, rural Americans who have most often voted for Donald Trump. didn't know when they voted for him this last time that they'd be losing their health care. So I don't know what to say.

But half the people who would lose Medicaid as a result of that would be people who live in Republican districts. And they're typically they are Republicans, rural Americans who have most often voted for Donald Trump. didn't know when they voted for him this last time that they'd be losing their health care. So I don't know what to say.

But half the people who would lose Medicaid as a result of that would be people who live in Republican districts. And they're typically they are Republicans, rural Americans who have most often voted for Donald Trump. didn't know when they voted for him this last time that they'd be losing their health care. So I don't know what to say.

I mean, I'm frustrated as heck by this because if I had the resources available, of course, I would put that back in place and make sure that people are not harmed anymore. by what the congressional Republicans and Donald Trump are doing.

I mean, I'm frustrated as heck by this because if I had the resources available, of course, I would put that back in place and make sure that people are not harmed anymore. by what the congressional Republicans and Donald Trump are doing.

I mean, I'm frustrated as heck by this because if I had the resources available, of course, I would put that back in place and make sure that people are not harmed anymore. by what the congressional Republicans and Donald Trump are doing.

Last thing on this topic, which is, or at least for me, Donald Trump says, he keeps saying, oh, no, he's not going to hurt, you know, he's not going to cut Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security. Well, meanwhile, indeed, he endorsed the Republican plan in the House that would cut Medicaid. So he's lying. I mean, I don't think that's a surprise to a lot of people. He's lying.

Last thing on this topic, which is, or at least for me, Donald Trump says, he keeps saying, oh, no, he's not going to hurt, you know, he's not going to cut Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security. Well, meanwhile, indeed, he endorsed the Republican plan in the House that would cut Medicaid. So he's lying. I mean, I don't think that's a surprise to a lot of people. He's lying.

Last thing on this topic, which is, or at least for me, Donald Trump says, he keeps saying, oh, no, he's not going to hurt, you know, he's not going to cut Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security. Well, meanwhile, indeed, he endorsed the Republican plan in the House that would cut Medicaid. So he's lying. I mean, I don't think that's a surprise to a lot of people. He's lying.

But if he's lying about Medicaid, is he lying about Medicare and Social Security? Probably. We don't know yet, but you ought to be awfully suspicious.