Ritchie Torres

It just seems to me he has contempt for Congress. He expects the Republicans to fall in line, and they largely do. And he's in vindictive mode. I mean, he's just intent on dismaling, you know, the bureaucracy of the government and higher education. Like everyone, including Democrats, seem to be on his Nixonian enemies list. So I see no appetite for bipartisanship in either direction.

It just seems to me he has contempt for Congress. He expects the Republicans to fall in line, and they largely do. And he's in vindictive mode. I mean, he's just intent on dismaling, you know, the bureaucracy of the government and higher education. Like everyone, including Democrats, seem to be on his Nixonian enemies list. So I see no appetite for bipartisanship in either direction.

It just seems to me he has contempt for Congress. He expects the Republicans to fall in line, and they largely do. And he's in vindictive mode. I mean, he's just intent on dismaling, you know, the bureaucracy of the government and higher education. Like everyone, including Democrats, seem to be on his Nixonian enemies list. So I see no appetite for bipartisanship in either direction.

It bolts poorly for the country. And look, I think a few weeks ago, I wrote something to the effect, if a superpower were planting the seeds of its own decline, it would paralyze the global economy with the certainty of uncertainty. It would erode confidence in the reserve status of the dollar. It would discard due process. It would defund scientific and medical research.

It bolts poorly for the country. And look, I think a few weeks ago, I wrote something to the effect, if a superpower were planting the seeds of its own decline, it would paralyze the global economy with the certainty of uncertainty. It would erode confidence in the reserve status of the dollar. It would discard due process. It would defund scientific and medical research.

It bolts poorly for the country. And look, I think a few weeks ago, I wrote something to the effect, if a superpower were planting the seeds of its own decline, it would paralyze the global economy with the certainty of uncertainty. It would erode confidence in the reserve status of the dollar. It would discard due process. It would defund scientific and medical research.

It would sabotage advanced chip making, and it would grow the deficit until debt service becomes the largest expense in the federal budget. And that is America in 2025 under Donald Trump. I feel like we're in a dangerous place.

It would sabotage advanced chip making, and it would grow the deficit until debt service becomes the largest expense in the federal budget. And that is America in 2025 under Donald Trump. I feel like we're in a dangerous place.

It would sabotage advanced chip making, and it would grow the deficit until debt service becomes the largest expense in the federal budget. And that is America in 2025 under Donald Trump. I feel like we're in a dangerous place.

Well, first we have to, I mean, I have to resist, you know, so take Medicaid. There's no congressional district in America that has a greater stake in Medicaid than mine. 67% of my congressional district is enrolled in Medicaid. In my district, more than 70% of children, more than 80% of nursing home residents, more than 90% of baby deliveries are covered by Medicaid.

Well, first we have to, I mean, I have to resist, you know, so take Medicaid. There's no congressional district in America that has a greater stake in Medicaid than mine. 67% of my congressional district is enrolled in Medicaid. In my district, more than 70% of children, more than 80% of nursing home residents, more than 90% of baby deliveries are covered by Medicaid.

Well, first we have to, I mean, I have to resist, you know, so take Medicaid. There's no congressional district in America that has a greater stake in Medicaid than mine. 67% of my congressional district is enrolled in Medicaid. In my district, more than 70% of children, more than 80% of nursing home residents, more than 90% of baby deliveries are covered by Medicaid.

And so I have to spend much of my political capital fighting this unprecedented assault on the social safety net upon which the Bronx is heavily, heavily dependent. The largest employer in the Bronx is the Montefiore Health System, which employs tens of thousands of people and depends heavily on Medicaid.

And so I have to spend much of my political capital fighting this unprecedented assault on the social safety net upon which the Bronx is heavily, heavily dependent. The largest employer in the Bronx is the Montefiore Health System, which employs tens of thousands of people and depends heavily on Medicaid.

And so I have to spend much of my political capital fighting this unprecedented assault on the social safety net upon which the Bronx is heavily, heavily dependent. The largest employer in the Bronx is the Montefiore Health System, which employs tens of thousands of people and depends heavily on Medicaid.

And Medicaid matters not only to districts like mine, but to blue states and red states, urban communities.

And Medicaid matters not only to districts like mine, but to blue states and red states, urban communities.

And Medicaid matters not only to districts like mine, but to blue states and red states, urban communities.

And it's, you know, Medicaid is not only health insurance for the lowest income. It has become long term care for the elderly and the disabled.

And it's, you know, Medicaid is not only health insurance for the lowest income. It has become long term care for the elderly and the disabled.