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On the recordMay 21, 2025
the reality is, this bill, not according to our numbers, according to independent, certified, nonpartisan authority on this matter, verified at least 13.7 million Americans will lose their health insurance. Do you know why they want to talk about every subject under the Sun other than this? Because they know it is going to have devastating consequences for the American people, and it will have devastating consequences for them next November. 13.7 million Americans will lose their healthcare. We are going to gut America's premier antihunger program. It is going to add trillions of dollars to the Nation's debt. My colleagues: Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Roy, and Mr. Massie all say this is going to add to the debt and to the deficit of this country, and for what? So Donald Trump's small circle of billionaire donors get a tax break. We know who it helps, but let's talk about who it hurts. 40 percent of the people who get Medicaid in this country are children. That is whose healthcare we are taking away. It is the kids who rely on this for lifesaving care, kids like my constituent June who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
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Brendan Boyle
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of a bill on health insurance and Medicaid during a House floor debate.

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