[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]




                                MEDICAID

  (Ms. TLAIB asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, this is not about America first. This is 
about billionaires first and corporations first.
  I will take a moment to bring part of my district into this Chamber. 
I will read a letter from Angeline from Redford Township.
  She said: ``I am terrified about what the Trump administration is 
doing to those of us living in poverty with these cuts to SNAP and 
Medicaid.
  ``My family and I could not survive without these programs. It is bad 
enough we are struggling to purchase the basic essentials and have been 
heavily leaning on food pantries not only for extra food but also for 
toilet paper and soap.''
  That is with having the benefits that they have now.
  ``I am waiting for my Social Security case to go on appeal. I 
currently have no income. I am unable to work due to spinal injuries. 
With less people working at the Social Security office, it has taken 
longer than it should to review my case.
  ``I am barely surviving as it is, and I couldn't see any of my 
doctors without Medicaid. My grandchildren couldn't be able to see 
doctors. My single daughter and myself both rely on SNAP to eat and 
Medicaid to see our doctors.

  ``It is very clear those voting for these cuts have never experienced 
the traumatic effects of living in poverty and the threat of taking the 
only help we have away. Please don't let them do this.''

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