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On the recordMay 20, 2025
When I hear them talk about cutting over $700 billion in Medicaid and that it is just waste, fraud, and abuse, this beautiful child is not waste, fraud, and abuse. This Special Order comes together to shine a bright light on the Republican plan to fund tax breaks for billionaires by making huge cuts to Medicaid. The fact is they will still with their tax bill add nearly $4 trillion to the national debt to cover their tax break for the wealthiest people in our country. This is fiscal engineering to reduce the role of government in the lives of the American people where it is most needed. This is Robin Hood in reverse, taking resources from where it is most needed, from people who need it most, and giving it to those who need it less, the billionaires in America. This is shameful. It is a fraud, and it is a shame.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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Addressing proposed cuts to Medicaid and their implications during a floor speech.

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