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Absolutely. And look, they're now going after, they're going to shut down a range of Social Security offices around the country. Those Social Security offices are about how you get the benefits you're supposed to get, your earned benefits of Social Security. So, you know, I think the truth of this is that Trump's crazy, you know, his antics, his sort of everyday antics, can't let us fight.
forget the real harm to people. And again, you know, we have had some successes beating this guy. Things are different. They are dramatically worse than his first term. But I am really proud of the fact that the Center for American Progress was a real leader of the effort to defend the Affordable Care Act from Trump's assaults, his effort to repeal it.
forget the real harm to people. And again, you know, we have had some successes beating this guy. Things are different. They are dramatically worse than his first term. But I am really proud of the fact that the Center for American Progress was a real leader of the effort to defend the Affordable Care Act from Trump's assaults, his effort to repeal it.
forget the real harm to people. And again, you know, we have had some successes beating this guy. Things are different. They are dramatically worse than his first term. But I am really proud of the fact that the Center for American Progress was a real leader of the effort to defend the Affordable Care Act from Trump's assaults, his effort to repeal it.
And just to remind everyone, and I think this is a hugely important lesson for us as well, the Affordable Care Act, unfortunately, was not popular when it passed. It was not popular from the day it passed until Donald Trump tried to get rid of it. And when he tried to get rid of it, we as an opposition were able to communicate to the country how many people will lose health care.
And just to remind everyone, and I think this is a hugely important lesson for us as well, the Affordable Care Act, unfortunately, was not popular when it passed. It was not popular from the day it passed until Donald Trump tried to get rid of it. And when he tried to get rid of it, we as an opposition were able to communicate to the country how many people will lose health care.
And just to remind everyone, and I think this is a hugely important lesson for us as well, the Affordable Care Act, unfortunately, was not popular when it passed. It was not popular from the day it passed until Donald Trump tried to get rid of it. And when he tried to get rid of it, we as an opposition were able to communicate to the country how many people will lose health care.
Twenty three million people across the country would lose health care. And it became much more popular and it actually cleavaged Republicans. And, you know, everyone talks about John McCain. But the reason, you know, people forget 10, 11, 12 Republicans voted against that bill, even in the House.
Twenty three million people across the country would lose health care. And it became much more popular and it actually cleavaged Republicans. And, you know, everyone talks about John McCain. But the reason, you know, people forget 10, 11, 12 Republicans voted against that bill, even in the House.
Twenty three million people across the country would lose health care. And it became much more popular and it actually cleavaged Republicans. And, you know, everyone talks about John McCain. But the reason, you know, people forget 10, 11, 12 Republicans voted against that bill, even in the House.
And that happened because it was massively unpopular, even amongst 50 percent of Republicans wanted to keep the ACA by the end of that debate. And that is the job in front of us. It is to show the consequences. It is to demonstrate the real harms. And it is to say, you know, none of you have like magic boots around here. You have to deal with political constraints just like the rest of us.
And that happened because it was massively unpopular, even amongst 50 percent of Republicans wanted to keep the ACA by the end of that debate. And that is the job in front of us. It is to show the consequences. It is to demonstrate the real harms. And it is to say, you know, none of you have like magic boots around here. You have to deal with political constraints just like the rest of us.
And that happened because it was massively unpopular, even amongst 50 percent of Republicans wanted to keep the ACA by the end of that debate. And that is the job in front of us. It is to show the consequences. It is to demonstrate the real harms. And it is to say, you know, none of you have like magic boots around here. You have to deal with political constraints just like the rest of us.
Donald Trump is not some magician. He cannot just make everything change. Republican House members, Republican senators are going to face voters. And it is up to us to show those voters the consequences of their actions. It is not hard.
Donald Trump is not some magician. He cannot just make everything change. Republican House members, Republican senators are going to face voters. And it is up to us to show those voters the consequences of their actions. It is not hard.
Donald Trump is not some magician. He cannot just make everything change. Republican House members, Republican senators are going to face voters. And it is up to us to show those voters the consequences of their actions. It is not hard.
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