Political Quotes

“the Good Book teaches us to care for the least among us. In medicine, we vow to do no harm. Yet, the Republican budget plan inflicts suffering on the least among us to lavish riches on the wealthiest and most secure. This bill rips health care from 13.7 million Americans, with 449,818 lllinoisans expected to lose their health insurance. In my Congressional District alone, this cruel Republican plan threatens to cut health insurance from over 240,000 people on the Illinois Medical Assistance Program, including over 102,000 children and 27,000 seniors. Thousands of seniors and persons with disabilities risk losing their nursing home coverage. This Republican bill further raises taxes and health premiums on 24 million Americans, and the $73 billion cuts to Medicaid providers will close hospitals, nursing homes, and other cash-strapped providers. Government should help people, not harm them. Government should aid the vulnerable in asking for relief, not exclude them from assistance with excessive barriers. Yet this ruthless Republican bill cuts $300 billion in food assistance for millions of seniors, children, and parents--which then costs farmers at least $30 billion in lost income. The loss of SNAP and Medicaid then threatens the 15.6 million children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals and the 20 million kids who get summer EBT via direct certification.”