Congressman Jake Auchincloss on GOP Blunders
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How are Republicans impacting Medicaid and the deficit?
The MAGA Republicans are pushing forward what may be the most devastating budget in the history of the United States of America. We're talking about $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid. We're talking about adding $19 trillion to the deficit over the course of 10 years. We're talking about gutting infrastructure. We're talking about gutting important resources to farmers. What are they doing, though? I mean, they are just outrageously glazing Elon Musk and Doge in like the weirdest way possible. I mean, you got this MAGA Republican Senator Roger Marshall out there saying, go, Elon, go, go here. Watch whatever the hell this is.
What are MAGA Republicans saying about Elon Musk and Twitter?
If I was Elon, I'm asking him to double down, not go slower, double down, and we're going to correct the pieces as we go along as well. Think about what Elon did with Twitter. He fired 80% of the people when he took over Twitter. He changed the name of it, and now today it's worth twice as much as it was before.
Yeah, it's not worth twice as much. It's, I think, worth a fraction of it. He ran it into the ground, essentially. Then you've got MAGA Republican Congress member Andy Barr on the Medicaid cuts. They're like, yeah, we need these Medicaid cuts. People are lazy, you know, lazy people. You don't deserve your Medicaid. This is what the MAGA Republicans are going with. Play this clip.
Coming up with the offsets. So when you look at mandatory spending, and this is a point that I've been making recently, is some of this quote unquote mandatory spending not mandatory at all?
Why do MAGA Republicans support Medicaid cuts?
No, look, I mean, Medicaid is a big mandatory spending program. But what we need in this country is for the American people to get back to work. Work capable adults need to get off of the taxpayer roles and they need to get into private health insurance in private employment. This is what Secretary Besson and President Trump are talking about when they say reprivatize the economy. This is good for people who are currently on Medicaid in Kentucky and around the country. It's good for you. We're taking away your Medicaid.
You want this? It's good for people in Kentucky. But while the MAGA Republican Congress members do things like this, Republican Congress member Joe Wilson has announced a proposal for a new $250 bill featuring Donald Trump's face on it. Quote, I'm drafting legislation to direct the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring Donald J. Trump, the most valuable bill for the most valuable president. This is cartoonishly clownish. I got to get the take of Congress member Jake Auchincloss, who's been very outspoken about how disastrous Doge has been and these cuts are in this horrific budget. Congress member, what do you make of this all?
30% of Kentuckians are on Medicaid and I'm sure they're gonna be thrilled with Andy Barr's viewpoint that what they really need is to be kicked off the rolls. Those new moms who are just so darn lazy, they don't wanna go back to work during that 12 weeks of maternity leave or those families raising children with intellectual or developmental disabilities who rely on Medicaid as a lifeline.
What is Congressman Jake Auchincloss's reaction to GOP actions?
Those seniors who are at home getting care that only Medicaid provides. $60 out of every $100 spent in this country on at-home care comes from Medicaid. They're not lazy. They're not shirking responsibilities. They're individuals who need access to primary care and preventative care and at-home care, and Medicaid provides it.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How are Republicans impacting Medicaid and the deficit?
0:30–1:16
2
What are MAGA Republicans saying about Elon Musk and Twitter?
1:16–2:06
3
Why do MAGA Republicans support Medicaid cuts?
2:06–3:45
4
What is Congressman Jake Auchincloss's reaction to GOP actions?
3:45–5:09
5
How is Donald Trump's influence affecting Republicans?
5:09–6:57
6
What are public sentiments towards price hikes and Trump's promises?
6:57–15:24