On the recordApril 4, 2025
once again, Senator Sullivan is out here saying that he is for protecting vulnerable people, but by not defining the vulnerable, the Sullivan amendment is code for States to cut benefits or kick people off their coverage altogether. To me, the Sullivan amendment basically says that if somebody thinks you are not poor enough, you are not sick enough, or you are not disabled enough, we are not going to be there for you. Here is the difference between now and 2017: We learned during the pandemic how important expanded Medicaid is to vulnerable people, and this language that my colleague from Alaska is offering doesn't protect vulnerable people. So I urge my colleagues strongly to oppose it. I yield. Vote on Amendment No. 2035 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on adoption of the amendment.
