Manuel Lujan: “I rise today for every American who is scared--scared about losing their health insurance, scared about making ends meet…”

“I rise today for every American who is scared--scared about losing their health insurance, scared about making ends meet after the passage of the Republican budget betrayal. This August, my Republican colleagues are going to have to return home, and they are going to have to face their constituents. Let's see how many of them have the courage to hold townhalls and actually have real conversations with their constituents and take real questions. I hope my Republican colleagues are ready to explain why they gave the ultrawealthy a $250,000 tax break--you heard that right, a $250,000 tax break--while gutting Medicaid--a gut punch to people who depend on Medicaid to be able to get the care they need for themselves or for their kids, maybe some other loved ones; the same Medicaid which helps cover the births of nearly half of America's children. I hope my Republican colleagues can answer how they can take from veterans, seniors, and children with disabilities just to hand more money to the top 0.1 percent. The top 0.1 percent--they are the wealthiest people in America. They are the ones who were rewarded with the taking of this money. Meanwhile, Democrats have been listening to our constituents and hosting townhalls--even in Republican-led States--and fighting back against a law that does nothing for working families and everything for the ultrarich.”