Rob Bonta
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These are core, essential, critical services that, as you rightfully say, save people's lives. And there's this ongoing attempt to dismantle critical agencies at the education department, health and human services, and the critical services that they provide. They're dismantling them, they're firing employees, they're pulling away our resources and critical services.
And so, it's hard to understand the point. You appropriately propose that maybe cruelty is the point. It's certainly the impact and the outcome. And, you know, governments provide critical essential services and they're taking them away and stripping them away, including in the health and human services area where people's lives are at risk because of these cuts.
And so, it's hard to understand the point. You appropriately propose that maybe cruelty is the point. It's certainly the impact and the outcome. And, you know, governments provide critical essential services and they're taking them away and stripping them away, including in the health and human services area where people's lives are at risk because of these cuts.
And so, it's hard to understand the point. You appropriately propose that maybe cruelty is the point. It's certainly the impact and the outcome. And, you know, governments provide critical essential services and they're taking them away and stripping them away, including in the health and human services area where people's lives are at risk because of these cuts.
We are massively under-invested when it comes to mental health. We need to do more. People need services yesterday. They need access. We have high levels of anxiety and depression and other trauma, and we need trauma-informed care. And these cutbacks are absolutely devastating. As a government, you're supposed to invest in the services and programs that meet the need, that meet the demand.
We are massively under-invested when it comes to mental health. We need to do more. People need services yesterday. They need access. We have high levels of anxiety and depression and other trauma, and we need trauma-informed care. And these cutbacks are absolutely devastating. As a government, you're supposed to invest in the services and programs that meet the need, that meet the demand.
We are massively under-invested when it comes to mental health. We need to do more. People need services yesterday. They need access. We have high levels of anxiety and depression and other trauma, and we need trauma-informed care. And these cutbacks are absolutely devastating. As a government, you're supposed to invest in the services and programs that meet the need, that meet the demand.
And the demand for mental health services is through the roof, and so we need to be investing and doing more, not cutting back and pulling back. And so, again, you know, the irony you point out or the hypocrisy is very appropriate when you talk about gun violence. Republicans like to say guns don't kill people, people kill people, and mental health is the issue.
And the demand for mental health services is through the roof, and so we need to be investing and doing more, not cutting back and pulling back. And so, again, you know, the irony you point out or the hypocrisy is very appropriate when you talk about gun violence. Republicans like to say guns don't kill people, people kill people, and mental health is the issue.
And the demand for mental health services is through the roof, and so we need to be investing and doing more, not cutting back and pulling back. And so, again, you know, the irony you point out or the hypocrisy is very appropriate when you talk about gun violence. Republicans like to say guns don't kill people, people kill people, and mental health is the issue.
And then you say, what are you doing about mental health? And then you've got crickets. And that's the truth of the hypocrisy. But it would be funny if it weren't so tragic and dangerous. And people's lives are at risk. Their health is at risk. And so it's hard to understand the endgame here of destroying critical services from the federal government. But we are seeing the human devastation.
And then you say, what are you doing about mental health? And then you've got crickets. And that's the truth of the hypocrisy. But it would be funny if it weren't so tragic and dangerous. And people's lives are at risk. Their health is at risk. And so it's hard to understand the endgame here of destroying critical services from the federal government. But we are seeing the human devastation.
And then you say, what are you doing about mental health? And then you've got crickets. And that's the truth of the hypocrisy. But it would be funny if it weren't so tragic and dangerous. And people's lives are at risk. Their health is at risk. And so it's hard to understand the endgame here of destroying critical services from the federal government. But we are seeing the human devastation.
And unfortunately, it will only continue if these unlawful and cruel actions continue.
And unfortunately, it will only continue if these unlawful and cruel actions continue.
And unfortunately, it will only continue if these unlawful and cruel actions continue.
I'll first say that you're right. There's this flood the zone approach, shock and awe, high volume, high speed, and it is easy to be distracted. Unfortunately, many of these actions are dangerous and devastating, and a high number of them are unlawful.
I'll first say that you're right. There's this flood the zone approach, shock and awe, high volume, high speed, and it is easy to be distracted. Unfortunately, many of these actions are dangerous and devastating, and a high number of them are unlawful.
I'll first say that you're right. There's this flood the zone approach, shock and awe, high volume, high speed, and it is easy to be distracted. Unfortunately, many of these actions are dangerous and devastating, and a high number of them are unlawful.
our north star with as the attorneys general mine as the attorney general for the largest state department of justice in the nation is identifying what is unlawful when the president does something that is unlawful and harms california that's when we act And we don't necessarily get to set the agenda on that. We are responding to what he does. It's pretty simple.