Michigan Has Million People on Medicaid

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Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, I remind many of my constituents in the 12th Congressional District that I hear you and I understand the pain and the fear that you all are going through as you continue to hear about the $880 billion in Medicaid cuts.

The budget proposal, that overwhelmingly on party lines Republicans supported, cuts the very health coverage for those that only use it for long-term care. Families and parents that have a child with disabilities and special needs rely heavily on this.

I remind you all, the Trump administration continues to really attack the values that we have in regard to taking care of our most vulnerable. However, shredding the Constitution--that is what I kept really seeing as I continued to watch the joint address. He is illegally dismantling--I say illegally, not me, but the judges continue to say that it is illegal--dismantling Federal agencies that we have authorized to provide services for our families.

Mr. Speaker, I remind folks that 60 percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. In Michigan, 2.6 million residents have Medicaid. We have got to stick with the people, not the billionaires.

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