Teresa Leger Fernandez: “There are a lot of Representatives here today because the Democratic Women's Caucus and my Democratic colleagues are…”

“There are a lot of Representatives here today because the Democratic Women's Caucus and my Democratic colleagues are here to stand against Republicans' bad bill and their budget. My Democrat colleagues are here to tell the stories of how the Republicans' slashing of Medicaid and SNAP will betray American families, women, and cause immense suffering. Vanessa's 6-year-old son, Alex, has hemophilia. The littlest cut could cost him his life. Imagine worrying about your child bleeding to death just for playing in the schoolyard. Alex can live an almost normal life with medicine, but it costs $700,000 a year. Vanessa works at the Taos schools, but in her words, without Medicaid, we would not be able to afford this medicine. Alex's mom is terrified to lose Medicaid because she is worried it means she will lose her son. Republicans, we need four of you, just four of you, to stand up against the billionaires and to stand with Alex and working moms like Vanessa. Who will join us to save Alex's life?”