Senator Eric Schmitt
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Because you have entrenched people that are working in a very cush job that wasn't even have to show up the last three years and the top earners are making three to three hundred and fifty thousand dollars a year, which great. I'm glad you're able to make good money. But work for your position.
Because you have entrenched people that are working in a very cush job that wasn't even have to show up the last three years and the top earners are making three to three hundred and fifty thousand dollars a year, which great. I'm glad you're able to make good money. But work for your position.
And we haven't seen government working for the people, so we need to change our direction and make sure we get laser-focused on delivering it and still run lean and mean.
And we haven't seen government working for the people, so we need to change our direction and make sure we get laser-focused on delivering it and still run lean and mean.
The Planned Parenthood is sticky. And as a father of six kids, three adopted, I thank God almost every day that the mothers that were able to give me these three kids that I can love and they love me and was brave enough to go through the pregnancy. I am 100% pro-life. What Planned Parenthood has done is they've weaved themselves into our community health care centers.
The Planned Parenthood is sticky. And as a father of six kids, three adopted, I thank God almost every day that the mothers that were able to give me these three kids that I can love and they love me and was brave enough to go through the pregnancy. I am 100% pro-life. What Planned Parenthood has done is they've weaved themselves into our community health care centers.
A lot of our rural areas that doesn't have a hospital, doesn't have 24-7 urgent care or any really medical, they run the only community health care center in maybe the entire county. and trying to separate those around.
A lot of our rural areas that doesn't have a hospital, doesn't have 24-7 urgent care or any really medical, they run the only community health care center in maybe the entire county. and trying to separate those around.
And so when people start saying funding Planned Parenthood, what ends up happening is through these community health care centers that doesn't deliver abortion at all, the problem is we feel like Planned Parenthood is using that money that is typically derived by Medicaid and Medicare recipients because it's rural areas. They're following that money into their abortion clinics.
And so when people start saying funding Planned Parenthood, what ends up happening is through these community health care centers that doesn't deliver abortion at all, the problem is we feel like Planned Parenthood is using that money that is typically derived by Medicaid and Medicare recipients because it's rural areas. They're following that money into their abortion clinics.
what there's two paths here. One, you just completely get them out of it where they can't accept Medicare and Medicaid at these community health centers, which would be pretty devastating to the rural areas, or you get them completely out of the business altogether. But then there should, there's supposed to be a clear line between the funding between the two.
what there's two paths here. One, you just completely get them out of it where they can't accept Medicare and Medicaid at these community health centers, which would be pretty devastating to the rural areas, or you get them completely out of the business altogether. But then there should, there's supposed to be a clear line between the funding between the two.
And we, and the Democrats are glad that funding to mesh together during COVID is And we have to expose that. And if they're not willing to do that again, then we need to kick them totally out of the system and allow them to have Medicare and Medicaid. That's what the biggest issue is.
And we, and the Democrats are glad that funding to mesh together during COVID is And we have to expose that. And if they're not willing to do that again, then we need to kick them totally out of the system and allow them to have Medicare and Medicaid. That's what the biggest issue is.
We are 100% with you on that one. We're fortunate in Oklahoma that we have a lot of tribes that are raising their hands saying we'll take the community health center, so we're good in Oklahoma. Good. But that's the issue. I want to say this real quick, Charlie. Thank you for going to universities. You went to Stillwater where my kids wrestle for Oklahoma State.
We are 100% with you on that one. We're fortunate in Oklahoma that we have a lot of tribes that are raising their hands saying we'll take the community health center, so we're good in Oklahoma. Good. But that's the issue. I want to say this real quick, Charlie. Thank you for going to universities. You went to Stillwater where my kids wrestle for Oklahoma State.
What you do after you leave, you don't see. But the ability for these individuals that may have been hiding underneath the rock because they're MAGA and because universities are not, they're usually woke, you give them a backbone to be able to stand up because you're brave enough to go there first, take the fight to the campus, and then all these ones that are actually true MAGA
What you do after you leave, you don't see. But the ability for these individuals that may have been hiding underneath the rock because they're MAGA and because universities are not, they're usually woke, you give them a backbone to be able to stand up because you're brave enough to go there first, take the fight to the campus, and then all these ones that are actually true MAGA
They have the ability to stand up after you leave. And there's been a movement at Oklahoma State since you left. So thank you.
They have the ability to stand up after you leave. And there's been a movement at Oklahoma State since you left. So thank you.