[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  SANDRA'S STORY: WHY MEDICAID MATTERS

  (Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, tonight is about the millions of lives 
Republicans are destroying.
  I rise for a single mother in my district caring full-time for her 
16-year-old daughter, Naomi, who has chronic health conditions.
  I want Americans to know the face of this family. Sandra Black is one 
of the millions whose family could lose their healthcare.
  Sandra left her job as a veterinarian to care for her daughter. She 
would tell you tonight, Mr. Speaker: ``Without Medicaid, literally, our 
lives would be at stake.''
  Republicans want to slash Medicaid and bankroll billionaires. Let me 
say that again. Republicans want to slash Medicaid and bankroll 
billionaires.
  Mr. Speaker, today is about billionaires over hardworking Americans 
like Sandra Black's family.
  Tonight, Mr. Speaker, you will hear story after story. Tonight you 
will hear Democrats standing up for the American people and staying 
here tonight for however long it takes. That is because we want America 
to know that we are standing up for Medicaid.
  I will not be silent. I will fight for lives like Sandra's and 
Naomi's.

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