The Week With Monique | Courts Fight Back Against Trump Policies!
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What is Monique's overview of this week's political landscape and why does she call it a 'MAGA rollercoaster'?
greetings low nation i'm monique presley here with the week with monique this is that set apart time where we bring you that one thing or that couple of things out of all the things that might be newsworthy in the week these are the ones that we want you to pay attention to if you saw my week with monique last week rich whites only One of the things that I talked about, the most important thing that I talked about was the attack on Medicaid that the House of Representatives has been trying to do as part of its desire to move forward with Trump's big, ugly budget bill. The bill is meant to preserve and extend tax credits for those who are wealthy. They will preserve those cuts, get an extension on them.
from the ones that he did in the first administration to now and into the future. And they are doing that at the cost of the regular average citizen. Those who are not making a whole, whole, whole lot of money aren't going to see a whole lot of cuts. And worse than that, they're trying to take the cuts from vital services, like an $800 billion cut to Medicaid. Well, when I talked to you about it last Friday, They were still trying to get it passed. Unfortunately, as of two days ago, the House of Representatives in the middle of the night, the GOP led House of Representatives did pass the budget bill and it will now go to the Senate. So that's where we are, guys. There's still time. for you to reach out to your members of Congress on the Senate side and to reach out to any members of Congress who may be in vulnerable jurisdictions where they need to know that you understand, as I said in the last video, go back and look at it.
Red states, blue states, purple states does not matter. These cuts are going to hurt everyone. They're hurting you whether you are on Medicaid or not, because if a service provider or a clinic in your area or even a hospital is dependent upon the funding from Medicaid in order to be open, When that funding dries up, it dries up for everybody. So then everyone ends up going further to get services. And this affects people not just in regular everyday treatment situations, but in emergencies. What the House of Representatives is doing and what now the Trump administration wants the Senate to do is criminal.
How does Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' propose to cut Medicaid and who will be harmed?
It's a matter of life and death. It is going to cost lives. Don't let it be yours. Don't let it be your family member. Speak out about it now. The other thing that happened that I'm very sad to have to report is that the U.S. Department of Justice said this past Wednesday that it is moving to drop police reform agreements known as consent decrees that the Biden-era administration reached with the cities of Louisville, Kentucky and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Those two cities may sound familiar to you because Louisville, Kentucky was where Breonna Taylor was. was killed, was murdered by law enforcement and Minneapolis, Minnesota is where George Floyd was murdered by law enforcement. Just a few days before the anniversary of George's death, the justice department makes this announcement.
saying that the agreements with Minneapolis and Louisville, which were intended to address allegations of systemic unconstitutional policing and civil rights violations, the ones that were both upheld in federal court, and are now facing several delays. The DOJ has requested these extensions, but is now saying, no, we're not moving forward at all. We are canceling them. We are leaving it up to the local departments to do oversight. Attorney Ben Crump, my dear friend and colleague who represents the families of Taylor and Floyd, said in a statement on Wednesday that the decision is a, quote, slap in the face. He goes on to say, these consent decrees and investigations were not symbolic gestures. They were lifelines for communities crying out for change, rooted in years of organizing, suffering, and advocacy.
He further said these moves will deepen the divide between law enforcement and the people. Now, here's what I want you to know about this. If you go and look on my channel, my YouTube channel, Monique Presley channel, yesterday we covered in full the press conference that was held by several of the state's attorneys general, including Tish James.
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Chapters
3 chapters
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What is Monique's overview of this week's political landscape and why does she call it a 'MAGA rollercoaster'?
0:00–2:36
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How does Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' propose to cut Medicaid and who will be harmed?
2:36–9:27
3
What immediate actions does Monique urge listeners to take about the House budget bill now headed to the Senate?
9:27–12:47
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