[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 43 (Thursday, March 6, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H1022-H1023]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              MICHIGAN HAS 2.6 MILLION PEOPLE ON MEDICAID

  (Ms. TLAIB asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)

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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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