"If we’re going to be a working people's party, we have to do something for working people."
"This is a populist position."
"For decades, working Americans have seen their wages flatline. One major culprit of this is the failure of the federal minimum wage to keep up with the economic reality facing hard-working Americans e..."
"We should not be touching Medicare."
"For the better part of 50 years, working wages have been flat in real terms. Working people cannot afford to marry when they want to, have the number of children they want to or raise those children a..."
"If you don’t ever want to win an election again, just go fiddle around with people’s Medicare that they’ve worked hard for, paid into."
"What a terrible idea. We should not be touching Medicare."
"Working families, farmers and small businesses win with this bill."
"President Trump stopped the flow of illegal immigrants over our borders — this bill will stop the flow of taxpayer benefits to their pockets."
"Has criticized the cuts to Medicaid."
"morally wrong and politically suicidal"
"There should be 'no Medicaid benefit cuts,' adding that he told Mr. Trump that they are 'singing from the same hymnbook.'"
"If rural hospitals close, what's the difference between that and a benefit cut? That's pretty tough."
"I continue to maintain my position; we should not be cutting Medicaid benefits."
"a wing of the party wants Republicans to build our big, beautiful bill around slashing health insurance for the working poor. But that argument is both morally wrong and politically suicidal."
"I just want to make sure that there are no Medicaid benefit cuts."
"Taking away healthcare coverage isn’t just 'morally wrong and politically suicidal.'"
"slashing health insurance for the working poor is both morally wrong and politically suicidal."
