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Hmm I'm glad to see wrong I'm so glad you're you out out here here alright alright I'm I'm thinking thinking about about right right now now about about my my neighborhood neighborhood that that call call I I grew grew up up in in a a blue blue collar collar neighborhood neighborhood it's it's a a neighborhood neighborhood in in which which actually actually all all the the elementary elementary schools schools are are hundred hundred percent percent free free lunch lunch it's it's a a one one has has a a tremendous tremendous number number of of struggling struggling families families that that lays lace who who have have seen seen the the jobs jobs disappear disappear over over the the changing changing economy economy the the living living restaurants restaurants living living next next job jobs is you want want back back by by the the way way had had not not so so long long ago ago that that somebody somebody in in my my neighborhood neighborhood got got sick sick there there what what's to the the time time they they didn't didn't have have a a type type of of drive drive that that provided provided healthcare healthcare so so let let it it let what is it that that mean mean that that minute minute that that either either as as a a leg leg going going to to the the doctor doctor until until this this disease disease became became really really serious serious at at than than often often it it was was too too late late or or it it was was just just massively massively difficult difficult to to secure secure where where they they went went and and got got care care and and the the with with bankrupt bankrupt and and whether whether only only developed developed country country that that has has this this massive massive number number of of bankruptcies bankruptcies friend friend from from health health care care and and often often it it was was bounce bounce about about the the disease disease advances advances should should have have been been treated treated early early should should have have preventive preventive care care didn't didn't get get it it bankruptcy bankruptcy occurs occurs it's it's just just it's it's just just a a drill and so let that happen to let that happened know there are a group of Republican senators who said the bills are skinny billing of heard about is really bad they don't then I like it oh my what they say we're willing to send it to conference Committee because maybe the Republicans in the House well pressing to vote on it they'll they'll pattern conference Committee and I just love to make There are so can you hear me okay so this this House members have said hey yeah okay conference sounds like a good idea and why while we we were were sitting sitting was why the a Democrats Democrats were were talking talking to to each each other other we we heard heard a a message message from from Paul Paul Ryan Ryan and and Paul Paul Ryan Ryan said said city city out out we we we we don't don't have have to to take take up up the the Senate Senate bill bill that that passes passes in in the the House House we we can can considering considering conference conference I I would would be be an an option option and and even even implied implied very very strongly strongly that's that's what what they they would would do do well well I I never never my my caucus caucus mates mates got got up up and and said said that's that's not not what what they're they're hearing hearing from from House House Republicans Republicans House House your your focus focus ready ready to to pass pass whatever whatever the the Senate Senate sends sends over over this this disasters disasters any any bill bill so so we we talk talk about about it it with with different different folks folks study study up up for for about about 15 15 minutes minutes and and then then we we get get another another message message and and it's it's the the press press Secretary Secretary put put for for Paul Paul Ryan Ryan putting putting out out a a correction correction say say they're they're not not really really out out taking taking the the Senate Senate bill bill and and putting putting it it directly directly on on the the floor floor of of the the House House so so here's here's the the thing thing we we have have to to understand understand we we cannot cannot allow allow any any of of our our Republican Republican colleagues colleagues to to see see this this is is some some procedures procedures move move if if this this field field passes passes tonight tonight it it is is going going to to end end up up on on the the president's president's desk desk and and we we cannot cannot let let that that happen happen oh oh say say say say are are gonna gonna switch switch proceeds proceeds to to help help people people across across the the country country find find out out they they have have prostate prostate cancer cancer are are fresh fresh cancer cancer cervical cervical cancer cancer and and safe safe live live whoa whoa hands hands and and they they say say we're we're going going to to get get rid rid of of the the basically basically what what that that identity identity rough rough estimate estimate we we had had we're we're going going to to get get a a I I guess guess it it another another estimate estimate at at midnight midnight tonight tonight from from the the congressional congressional budget budget office office for for the the rest rest estimate estimate we we got got was was that that in in a a single single year year this this will will result result in in 16 million 16 million people people losing losing health health care care that that is is not not a a skinny skinny bill bill that that is is a a big big fat fat loser loser the the bill bill and and then then they they also also said said set set in in their their rough rough estimate estimate previously previously they they said said almost almost immediately immediately there there will will be be a a 20 20 percent percent increase increase in in premiums premiums over over whatever whatever the the premiums premiums would would have have got got up up anyway anyway do do we we want want increase increase cost cost for for premiums premiums how how about about this this how how about about we we fight fight for for more more coverage coverage and and leather leather cost cost right right now now Americans Americans turn turn depend depend on on it it so so different different so so I I wanna wanna tell tell you you about about tonight tonight is is a a really really big big deal deal for for America America because because if if this this bill bill the the skinny skinny the the Co Co so-called so-called skinny skinny bill bill this this time time publicly publicly disaster disaster that that the the Republicans Republicans are are concocting concocting and and they're they're gonna gonna apparently apparently give give us us text text part part in in about about half half an an hour hour if if it it passes passes tonight tonight we we are are going going to to go go back back to to a a time when you typically So let's see pass pass this this thing thing if if the the House House care here in in America America is is under under attack attack what what would would you you do do with with medicated medicated under under attack attack what what are are we we do do healthcare healthcare is is under under attack attack what what do do we we do do if if they they pass passes this through through the the Senate Senate there's there's martial martial law law in in the the House House right right now now and and it it can can go go right right into into the the House House Paul Paul Ryan Ryan get get schedule schedule a a vote vote Republicans Republicans could could very very through through and and it it could could go go to to donald donald trump trump shit shit shit shit save save save save shame shame shame shame shame shame shame shame shit shit but but there there thanks thanks okay okay there's there's one one thing thing that that they're they're not not coming coming out out in in the the House House and and that that is is the the level level of of fight fight in in the the Democratic Democratic caucus caucus they're they're not not gonna gonna not not gonna gonna take take this this lying lying down down and and I'd I'd like like to to welcome welcome representative representative janet janet caskey caskey to to state state that that I I have have to to say say okay okay that's that's what what I I wanna wanna be be fighting fighting I I was was wrong wrong with with these these Republicans Republicans what what makes makes them them so so determined determined to to take take healthcare healthcare away away in in this this case case today today from from 16 million 16 million people people to to collapse collapse sharks sharks market market entirely entirely which which is is what what would would happen happen and and raise raise premiums premiums 20 20 percent percent with with the the there's there's this this is is a a his his stand stand night night they they will will go go down down in in history history as as counting counting inside inside the the American American people people playing playing nuts nuts fan fan not not taking taking way way care care for for two two point point five million five million women women by by getting getting credit credit plant plant parenthood parenthood funding funding I I understand understand it it isn't isn't because because they they need need some some much much sometime sometime the the donor donor that that they they were were gonna gonna run run to to repeal repeal Obama Obama care care I I don't don't know know what what it it is is that that is is motivating motivating that that because because no no one one no no one one supports supports their their legislation legislation we we have have the the doctors doctors and and the the nurses nurses and and the the hospitals hospitals and and even even many many of of the the insurance insurance companies companies on on our our side side we we win win it it we we have have people people with with this this panties panties wa wa win win a a special special shout shout out out to to the the disability disability rights rights community community you you know know some some of of those those images images I I pray pray I I there there out out of of there there really really chairs chairs imagine imagine yeah yeah okay okay okay okay okay okay okay okay okay okay whoa whoa my my mama mama okay okay I I don't don't care care what what part part lion lion says says the the members members of of the the Republican Republican party party in in the the House House of of representatives representatives who who knows knows what what they're they're gonna gonna do do what what they they could could take take that that bill bill the the Sen Sen certainly certainly don't don't know know and and passive passive on on and and put put the the desk desk a a donald donald trump trump who who has has not not gotten gotten I'm I'm gonna gonna die die something something if if the the President President of of the the United United States States to to go go to to any any detail detail about about any any broad broad position position in in that that legislation legislation you you would would be be I I even even do do it it yes yes know know who who the the price price House House how how blue blue so so here's here's what what I I wanna wanna say say to to you you we we have have the the most most powerful powerful coalition coalition fighting fighting against against the the take take away away of of health health care care that that I I have have ever ever seen seen in in the the United United States States of of and and there there are are so so much much in in my my 30 30 plus plus years years of of big big and and organizer organizer this this is is the the mount mount the the biggest biggest and and the the most most powerful powerful level level as as a a nation nation that that I I have have ever ever witnessed witnessed and and I I believe believe in in the the power power of of the the people people and and in in every every cell cell in in my my body body I I believe believe that that when when we we fight fight we we win win fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck what's what's good good for for chance chance to to ask ask you you our our next next Speaker Speaker also also from from the the great great state state of of Illinois Illinois also also from from United United States States House House of of representatives representatives and and also also a a champion champion and and a a hero hero in in the the fight fight for for health health care care for for every every American American and and against against this this first first of of Republican Republican health health care care bill bill I I represent represent the the representative representative Chris Chris murphy murphy yeah yeah the the name name I I am am honored honored to to be be here here I I know know you you have have a a lot lot of of speakers speakers Simon Simon observe observe the the three three rows rows of of public public speaking speaking P P short short be be sweet sweet and and be be got got I I have have three three points points first first point point is is this this it's it's very very simple simple I I am am so so inspired inspired by by what what everyone everyone here here is is doing doing to to fight fight not not just just for for yourselves yourselves but but for for the the American American people people and and give give yourself yourself a a big big round round that that secondly secondly they they call call this this thing thing is is skinny skinny bill bill what what they they wanna wanna take take up up I'll I'll tell tell you you why why it's it's skinny skinny it's it's start start of of logic logic it it started started of of compassion compassion it's it's start start of of reason reason and and it's it's start start of of everything everything that that makes makes America America good good great great just just in in my my right right and and so so I I turned turned to to my my third third point point which which is is when when we we reform reform our our health health care care system system and and Sunday Sunday we we will will and and adjust adjust manner manner we we will will observe observe the the first first principle principle of of the the health health care care system system which which is is do do no no harm harm do do no no harm harm alright alright dude dude go go heart heart to to go go uh uh hold hold from from the the wheel wheel chairs chairs that that they they use use literally literally putting putting their their bodies bodies on on the the line line for for people people like like my my brother brother I I wept wept the the current current proposal proposal is is quite quite simply simply devalue devalue groups groups of of human human beings beings cutting cutting the the medicaid medicaid program program a a program program that that 10 million 10 million individuals individuals with with disabilities disabilities and and their their families families like like mine mine rely rely on on shows shows that that the the directors directors of of these these this this legislation legislation every every single single one one skinny skinny repeal repeal to to be be cra cra the the H H at at Apple Apple of of that that to to none none of of those those rafters rafters see see the the value value in in investing investing in in the the lives lives of of the the poor poor the the aging aging population population pregnant pregnant women women people people with with disabilities disabilities including including my my brother brother medicate medicate is is so so much much more more than than a a health health program program it's it's fun fun as as long long term term support support and and services services that that allow allow people people with with disabilities disabilities to to live live their their full full life life in in the the community community medicaid medicaid funded funded the the communication communication device device that that my my non non verbal verbal brother brother uses uses to to be be his his own own best best advocate advocate medicaid medicaid funds funds and and they they support support services services that that allow allow my my mom mom a a College College professor professor and and my my father father small small business business owner owner to to keep keep their their jobs jobs families families like like mine mine started started the the art art over over 65 65 years years ago ago to to get get people people out out of of institutions institutions and and included included in in their their communities communities will will now now if if you you could could this this legislation legislation moves moves forward forward the the only only services services that that will will be be left left our our institutions institutions and and nursing nursing homes homes in in segregated segregated because because nothing nothing no no nursing nursing homes homes and and nothing nothing in in any any of of the the innovations innovations of of their their bills bills do do anything anything to to change change that that those those services services or or rain rain mandatory mandatory in in the the home home and and community community based based services services that that my my family family relies relies on on an an millions millions of of people's people's lives lives literally literally depend depend on on will will be be the the first first things things to to get get cut cut I I heard heard a a lot lot today today and and on on the the Senate Senate floor floor I I heard heard a a lot lot of of um um Republican Republican senators senators reading reading letters letters from from their their constituents constituents about about premium premium raising raising even even though though every every single single cbo cbo report report shows shows that that all all of of their their proposals proposals include include premium premium increases increases but but that's that's beside beside the the point point at at the the art art we we over over a a five five day day period period we we collected collected over over a thousand a thousand letters letters to to senators senators in in all all of of those those States States on on medicaid medicaid and and why why medicaid medicaid matters matters to to the the keeper keeper to to people people with with disabilities disabilities I I didn't didn't hear hear one one Republican Republican senator senator Reid Reid one one of of those those letters letters I I didn't didn't hear hear one one of of them them talk talk about about how how they they call call those those people people that that I I would would encourage encourage them them to to do do so so the the proposals proposals to to decimate decimate the the medicaid medicaid program program to to provide provide tax tax cuts cuts to to corporations corporations and and the the wealthy wealthy is is morally morally reprehensible reprehensible as as an an advocate advocate and and Christmas Christmas sister sister I I will will do do everything everything I I can can to to stop stop the the current current healthcare healthcare bills bills and and protect protect the the integrity integrity of of the the medicaid medicaid program program and and health health care care for for all all thank thank you you win win let's let's give give it it up up for for the the call call and and the the art art of of war war our our next next Speaker Speaker is is another another hero hero from from the the disability disability rights rights community community listen listen back back off off from from the the Center Center for for Republic Republic representation representation if if you're you're here here with with us us and and as as he he comes comes up up I I want want to to be be there there I I wanna wanna just just name name some some of of the the groups groups involved involved the the Red Red without without the the coalition coalition came came together together let's let's give give a a round round of of applause applause to to some some of of the the groups groups that that co-sponsored co-sponsored this this tonight tonight during during happy happy read read this this side side because because my my stuff stuff so so first first of of all all the the zero zero standing standing up up for for working working people people okay okay shit shit woo woo people people for for the the American American way way see see you you the the arc arc maybe maybe mainers mainers for for accountable accountable leadership leadership the the people people of of maine maine susan susan colleges colleges but but anyway anyway National National Center Center for for transgender transgender equality equality whoa whoa planned planned parenthood parenthood action action Center Center for for public public representation representation suit suit up up men men murder murder black black it it okay okay how how hug hug project project citizens for Progressive care that's a new plan to me what healthcare rights coalition the action together network improve and be an ice yes yes that was me power you
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