Tammy Baldwin

And I think that the release of the Epstein files probably weighs heavily in that decision, that calculation on his part.

So through the passage last summer of the big ugly bill, there is now an impending health care crisis.

They cut nearly a trillion dollars out of Medicaid.

eligible people will lose coverage because of that.

But much more immediately, this big ugly bill was predominantly a tax bill.

Yes.

And while they passed big tax breaks for big profitable corporations and billionaires, they didn't see fit

to include a tax break for hardworking American families to afford their healthcare.

And that is an imminent crisis.

As we have been having this debate, people have been getting their notices and it is just skyrocketing.

And we need to act urgently.

Open enrollment for shopping for your health care plan starts November 1st.

We have to act with urgency.

And a wink and a nod from Leader Thune and Speaker Johnson is not going to be sufficient.

So we need to reopen the government and have an ironclad commitment to deal with this crisis.

Look, the health care crisis is top of mind.

Think about our last election, if you want to do a political analysis of it.

President Trump diagnosed the problem correctly during that campaign.

Costs are too high.

People can't afford their rent.