At a Senate Democratic press briefing on Tuesday, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) spoke about the GOP budget reconciliation bill.
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00:00Thank you. So good afternoon. I am here to speak on behalf of the nearly 14 million Americans
00:10whose health care is on the chopping block right now in this bill. Republicans are advancing a
00:17plan to take away care from millions of working families so that the super wealthy can get
00:23richer. So big corporations, many of which we know jack up the costs of health care and drugs
00:29in the first place, don't have to pay their fair share. These are giveaways for their
00:36wealthy friends at the cost of Americans' health and their lives. That's the deal.
00:43While Republicans squabble over just how many Americans they're willing to kick off their
00:49insurance, we'll continue holding their feet to the fire. Who will pay the price so rich
00:57folks can get richer? A single mom who has two jobs and no time for extra paperwork? A working
01:05family who can only afford their coverage thanks to the marketplace tax credits? Rural hospitals
01:12that depend upon Medicaid to keep their doors open? All these Americans' health care and
01:19more are on the chopping block so that big corporations can become more profitable.
01:26The truth is, Republicans know this is unpopular. We are watching them outright lie to their constituents
01:34about what their bill actually does. We are watching them hide from their constituents and
01:41try to tell people not to believe their lying eyes.
01:45Today's latest proof point comes from the president himself. He sees the writing on the wall. He said
01:55to House Republicans earlier today, and I paraphrase, don't F around on Medicaid.
02:02Welcome to the party, Mr. President. I pledge to work with anyone to do right by Wisconsin,
02:10Wisconsin, and I welcome the president's sudden epiphany. I hope President Trump, for once,
02:17uses his iron grip over Republicans to help and not hurt Americans and not gut Medicaid. If not,
02:29these cuts to Medicaid are his legacy, and he owns that. The issue is not going away quietly into the night.
02:39We'll continue raising the alarms, telling the stories of the real people who are getting the rug pulled
02:46out from under them, and fighting back.
02:48bye-bye.
02:49Bye-bye.
02:50we'll continue raising the
02:52show and fighting back.