'Do You Want Him To Die?': Jan Schakowsky Assails GOP For Medicaid Cuts In Budget Reconciliation

At today's House Energy Committee hearing, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) slammed the GOP budget.

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00:00here we go I want you to meet Santiago he is a constituent of mine and he relies on social

00:24security I want to tell you he is 11 years old and without the social security that he needs

00:33he his life would not be worth living and I say to my republican colleagues is that your intention

00:43do you want Santiago not to have the life that he needs I don't understand you

00:52without that without that funding Santiago would be not here anymore do you want him to die

01:05I don't think so and so I am asking you please that we have to make sure that his

01:14Medicaid is available to him want to just say that we are the richest country in the world at the

01:25richest moment in history can't we afford to take care of our families that are living on the edge

01:35whose parents would be without money if they did not have the social security that they need

01:45I don't understand I don't understand where you are coming from this is life or death

01:54Santiago's life and death are on your shoulder

02:00here and I just want to say that it is time now to understand to make sure that the funding is

02:10available we have to save social security you can do that you can make the decision now instead of

02:22giving more money to the wealthiest Americans that's what will happen otherwise

02:29it we will be helping the rich get richer and the poor their lives are at stake

02:39thank you I yield back generally yields back is seeking opening statement gentlemen from

02:46pennsylvania dr joyce is rectum eyes for three minutes for an opening statement