Mira Lazine

Yeah, so like Mara was saying, there's a lot of really, this bill is tremendous. I could talk for hours about it, but focusing on the trans parts, there's a ban on Medicaid funding, and there's also a ban on including transcares and essential health benefit in ACA plans.

Yeah, so like Mara was saying, there's a lot of really, this bill is tremendous. I could talk for hours about it, but focusing on the trans parts, there's a ban on Medicaid funding, and there's also a ban on including transcares and essential health benefit in ACA plans.

Yeah, so like Mara was saying, there's a lot of really, this bill is tremendous. I could talk for hours about it, but focusing on the trans parts, there's a ban on Medicaid funding, and there's also a ban on including transcares and essential health benefit in ACA plans.

And the thing about both of these provisions is that normally with reconciliation bills, they're supposed to be focused on budget items, not policy items. So, for example, you couldn't say, hey, weed is legal everywhere now or something like that or raise the minimum wage, which Democrats tried to do in 2021. And they failed because there are rules regarding how this process works.

And the thing about both of these provisions is that normally with reconciliation bills, they're supposed to be focused on budget items, not policy items. So, for example, you couldn't say, hey, weed is legal everywhere now or something like that or raise the minimum wage, which Democrats tried to do in 2021. And they failed because there are rules regarding how this process works.

And the thing about both of these provisions is that normally with reconciliation bills, they're supposed to be focused on budget items, not policy items. So, for example, you couldn't say, hey, weed is legal everywhere now or something like that or raise the minimum wage, which Democrats tried to do in 2021. And they failed because there are rules regarding how this process works.

And so what we argued in our article was that there's a possibility that, you know, if activists and advocates reached out to their senators and advocated to point out that this part of the bill is completely against those provisions, against those procedural rules for the Senate parliamentarian could rule against it and basically strike that portion of the bill without it ever even becoming law.

And so what we argued in our article was that there's a possibility that, you know, if activists and advocates reached out to their senators and advocated to point out that this part of the bill is completely against those provisions, against those procedural rules for the Senate parliamentarian could rule against it and basically strike that portion of the bill without it ever even becoming law.

And so what we argued in our article was that there's a possibility that, you know, if activists and advocates reached out to their senators and advocated to point out that this part of the bill is completely against those provisions, against those procedural rules for the Senate parliamentarian could rule against it and basically strike that portion of the bill without it ever even becoming law.

And, you know, that would save people a lot of stress and anxiety and You don't have to worry about the court battles and what happens with Scrimeti versus U.S., which is a Supreme Court case that's going to be ruled on on gender affirming care soon.

And, you know, that would save people a lot of stress and anxiety and You don't have to worry about the court battles and what happens with Scrimeti versus U.S., which is a Supreme Court case that's going to be ruled on on gender affirming care soon.

And, you know, that would save people a lot of stress and anxiety and You don't have to worry about the court battles and what happens with Scrimeti versus U.S., which is a Supreme Court case that's going to be ruled on on gender affirming care soon.

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And it specifically mentioned the trans health care aspects. And if you want, there's templates online on our website, or you can just ask them, hey, we don't think this bill is good. We want you to challenge specifically the parts that are attacking trans people.

And it specifically mentioned the trans health care aspects. And if you want, there's templates online on our website, or you can just ask them, hey, we don't think this bill is good. We want you to challenge specifically the parts that are attacking trans people.

And it specifically mentioned the trans health care aspects. And if you want, there's templates online on our website, or you can just ask them, hey, we don't think this bill is good. We want you to challenge specifically the parts that are attacking trans people.

And I can confirm with you, I can't share too much information, but I can confirm with you that we are making real legitimate progress on killing this provision. And the more people we have calling in every single day, the better our odds are. But there's still more ways to fight back. And I want Myra to pick up on how people can fight back on the ground.

And I can confirm with you, I can't share too much information, but I can confirm with you that we are making real legitimate progress on killing this provision. And the more people we have calling in every single day, the better our odds are. But there's still more ways to fight back. And I want Myra to pick up on how people can fight back on the ground.