Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

And there's no explanation otherwise for this type of policy that would literally take health care from children in order to give billionaires a tax cut. That's what they're up to. They'll name it and try to frame it in various ways.

And there's no explanation otherwise for this type of policy that would literally take health care from children in order to give billionaires a tax cut. That's what they're up to. They'll name it and try to frame it in various ways.

And there's no explanation otherwise for this type of policy that would literally take health care from children in order to give billionaires a tax cut. That's what they're up to. They'll name it and try to frame it in various ways.

But at the end of the day, this is about giving billionaires a tax cut on the backs of the poorest, the most vulnerable, and those who can't afford high-priced lobbyists here in Washington, DC.

But at the end of the day, this is about giving billionaires a tax cut on the backs of the poorest, the most vulnerable, and those who can't afford high-priced lobbyists here in Washington, DC.

But at the end of the day, this is about giving billionaires a tax cut on the backs of the poorest, the most vulnerable, and those who can't afford high-priced lobbyists here in Washington, DC.

Well, I'm glad you asked that question, because I released a report just last week, and that's what this is about. One of the things that they're trying to do is make this about work requirements, as they call it. The issue is that they're looking for $800 billion. And there's not that much waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid, not $800 billion. We're not even close. And so they use tricks.

Well, I'm glad you asked that question, because I released a report just last week, and that's what this is about. One of the things that they're trying to do is make this about work requirements, as they call it. The issue is that they're looking for $800 billion. And there's not that much waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid, not $800 billion. We're not even close. And so they use tricks.

Well, I'm glad you asked that question, because I released a report just last week, and that's what this is about. One of the things that they're trying to do is make this about work requirements, as they call it. The issue is that they're looking for $800 billion. And there's not that much waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid, not $800 billion. We're not even close. And so they use tricks.

They use schemes. They use scams, like so-called work requirements. It's really work reporting requirements because the data shows, my report shows, that if you really want more people to work, if you want to strengthen the workforce, the way to do that is to make the workforce healthier, to give people a basic safety net of health care.

They use schemes. They use scams, like so-called work requirements. It's really work reporting requirements because the data shows, my report shows, that if you really want more people to work, if you want to strengthen the workforce, the way to do that is to make the workforce healthier, to give people a basic safety net of health care.

They use schemes. They use scams, like so-called work requirements. It's really work reporting requirements because the data shows, my report shows, that if you really want more people to work, if you want to strengthen the workforce, the way to do that is to make the workforce healthier, to give people a basic safety net of health care.

And when you burden people who are already working, sometimes two jobs and trying to make it through school with having to literally account for themselves month after month, what you're really doing is increasing the likelihood

And when you burden people who are already working, sometimes two jobs and trying to make it through school with having to literally account for themselves month after month, what you're really doing is increasing the likelihood

And when you burden people who are already working, sometimes two jobs and trying to make it through school with having to literally account for themselves month after month, what you're really doing is increasing the likelihood

uh that they will not be able to get the health care that they will not access it i'm not telling you my opinion i'm telling you that this is what the cbo the congressional budget office nonpartisan entity said that the result of this is that we're going to see about 7 million people kicked off of the Medicaid rolls. And apparently that is the point.

uh that they will not be able to get the health care that they will not access it i'm not telling you my opinion i'm telling you that this is what the cbo the congressional budget office nonpartisan entity said that the result of this is that we're going to see about 7 million people kicked off of the Medicaid rolls. And apparently that is the point.

uh that they will not be able to get the health care that they will not access it i'm not telling you my opinion i'm telling you that this is what the cbo the congressional budget office nonpartisan entity said that the result of this is that we're going to see about 7 million people kicked off of the Medicaid rolls. And apparently that is the point.

That is what they want to do in order to justify an unnecessary tax cut for billionaires like Elon Musk.

That is what they want to do in order to justify an unnecessary tax cut for billionaires like Elon Musk.