Kim Schrier: “I thank Representative Balint for that clarity. I appreciate drawing that distinction that Speaker Emerita Pelosi…”

“I thank Representative Balint for that clarity. I appreciate drawing that distinction that Speaker Emerita Pelosi referred to as reverse Robin Hood. That is exactly what is going on here. Who are you standing up for? We saw with the Republican 2017 tax cut that the vast majority of that benefit went to the wealthiest, and it did not trickle down to people. People are already having trouble affording rent, home prices, food, and other goods. Putting this kind of financial pressure not just on Medicaid recipients but on everybody else, because insurance rates and medical costs are going to go higher, only makes that squeeze worse.”