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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Jul 3, 2025

Above all else, I’m just thankful for the spirit, the heart and soul of the American people who have risen up throughout this country to make it clear to all of us in this institution: Keep your hands off our Medicaid. Keep your hands off…

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Nancy Pelosi
@nancypelosi· Democratic · CA· Jul 3, 2025

Republicans may think the American people will just 'get over' the devastating impacts of this ugly bill—but Democrats are united For The Children in opposing this legislation and we will fight to reverse its damage.

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Steve Cohen
@stevecohen· Democratic · TN· Jul 3, 2025

I think you’re going to see people coming out in droves on July 4th. You know, Joey Chestnut is back in the hot dog eating competition and (the Cyclones) have a game that night.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 3, 2025

At a time when DHS is rightly warning about an elevated threat environment from terrorists and cartels, we should be focused on plugging security gaps rather than senselessly creating new ones.

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Jim McGovern
@jimmcgovern· Democratic · MA· Jul 3, 2025

This bill is catastrophic. It is not policy, it is punishment.

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Jul 3, 2025

Republicans have passed the most dangerous legislation of our lifetimes.

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Ron Estes
@ronestes· Republican · KS· Jul 3, 2025

I will remember his kind heart and how he always greeted anyone who entered our office with a cheerful smile.

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Ron Estes
@ronestes· Republican · KS· Jul 3, 2025

We are grateful to Eric for his service to Kansas' 4th District and the country.

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Jul 3, 2025

Why did debate begin at 3:28 a.m. in the morning? Republicans are once again, which has been the case, Mr. Speaker, through every step of this journey, trying to jam this bill through the House of Representatives under cover of darkness.

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Jul 3, 2025

one of the most cruel, immoral pieces of legislation that Congress has ever voted on.

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Jul 3, 2025

This bill represents the largest cut to health care in American history. It’s an all-out assault on the health care of the American people.

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Ro Khanna
@rokhanna· Democratic · CA· Jul 3, 2025

We are creating in this country control over people. And that’s impacting not just the rights of immigrants, it’s impacting our freedoms as Americans.

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Jul 3, 2025

We were a hell no last week, a hell no this week, a hell no yesterday, a hell no today.

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Jul 3, 2025

Republicans are trying to take a chain saw to Social Security, a chain saw to Medicare, a chain saw to Medicaid, a chain saw to the health care of the American people, a chain saw to nutritional assistance for hungry children, a chain saw…

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Jul 3, 2025

A couple of us quite literally haven’t slept in two days, so I’m a danger to myself and others right now.

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Don Bacon
@donbacon· Republican · NE· Jul 3, 2025

Do I vote to protect people’s taxes from going up? Do I get our military protected? Do I improve our border security and take something that our hospitals?

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Maxwell Frost
@maxwellfrost· Democratic · FL· Jul 3, 2025

Wow. So he votes to gut Medicaid and throw 17 million people off of their healthcare and then dumps his Medicaid related stock to cover his own ass? That's just evil and cruel.

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