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<v Speaker 1>Native Flame Pot is a production of iHeartRadio in partnership

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<v Speaker 1>with Reascent Choice Media. Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So we promised you in the show that

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<v Speaker 1>we would continue our conversation by talking about the budget

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<v Speaker 1>that is under consideration in DC. If you're thinking it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't apply, that it doesn't matter, our words haven't sunk

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<v Speaker 1>in yet about it. Maybe it's time to listen to

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<v Speaker 1>the words of from the mouth of Babes. Let's roll

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<v Speaker 1>this clip.

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<v Speaker 2>Good evening, everybody. Right, I'm sorry I said good evening, everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>My name is Corey Skipper Miller. I am nine years

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<v Speaker 2>old and a fourth grader at Yonkers Montessori Academy. And

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<v Speaker 2>for those of you who don't know me, I'm Keish.

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<v Speaker 2>The Skipper's sad. My mom is the president of the

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<v Speaker 2>Yonkers NAACP. But that's not why I'm here today. She

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<v Speaker 2>usually speaks at these types of events. But I wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to represent the youth because what's happening now could change

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<v Speaker 2>our futures. And what President Trump is doing and it's

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<v Speaker 2>threatening to do, is frightening. Wow, parents and teachers are

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<v Speaker 2>talking about a lot of things that we don't know about,

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<v Speaker 2>but unlike some people, we know the meaning of the

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<v Speaker 2>Declaration of Independence. Come on, we all saw the video

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<v Speaker 2>talking about low IQ all jokes aside as you can see.

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<v Speaker 2>My mom is astu independent as she has been for

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<v Speaker 2>more than five years due to COVID pneumonia in both

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<v Speaker 2>lungs since March of twenty twenty, and without Social Security,

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<v Speaker 2>my mom and I would not be able to survive.

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<v Speaker 2>My grandmother, who is turning ninety eight years old on

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<v Speaker 2>May fifteenth, would not be able to survive. My brother Kyle,

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<v Speaker 2>who is a marine. When he becomes a veteran, he

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<v Speaker 2>is entitled to veteran benefits and without those he wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>be able to survive. Cuts to Social Security, cuts to Medicaid,

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<v Speaker 2>cutses veteran benefits, and cuts to education. Her, my mom,

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<v Speaker 2>my grandmother, my brother, and me, my whole family. So

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<v Speaker 2>I'm asking you, you, you, you, especially your mistakes, because

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<v Speaker 2>me in New York. What can you do to help me?

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<v Speaker 2>I know you're all lawyers, right, I know you fight,

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<v Speaker 2>just keep fighting. Thank you all for your time.

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<v Speaker 1>I the brother Corey. I know your mom is the

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<v Speaker 1>president of the Yonkers inna a cp man, but your future.

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<v Speaker 1>Your presence is bright, and your future is even brighter.

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<v Speaker 1>But what I loved about that clip and I whatcome

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<v Speaker 1>you ass reflections to a lot of folks have the again,

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<v Speaker 1>the tendency to patch on the head and good job

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll go back a child and a child's place

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<v Speaker 1>or some stuff like that. But and sometimes, and in

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<v Speaker 1>some ways, it takes that from the mouth of a

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<v Speaker 1>child for us to look a little harder, see a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more deeply the ways in which a thing

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<v Speaker 1>can affect and impact us. And that's really what I'm

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<v Speaker 1>feeling about. I don't know, I don't know if y'all

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<v Speaker 1>have heard it much, but the mood around which people

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<v Speaker 1>have been looking at this budget, the fact that there's

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<v Speaker 1>in our community not a whole lot of talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the extreme implications of what can happen here. And by

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<v Speaker 1>the way, not just with the money, and that's huge enough,

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<v Speaker 1>but also with the policies that they are pursuing through

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<v Speaker 1>this budget, things like giving the president unilateral ability to

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<v Speaker 1>decide who is a charity and who isn't to charity,

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<v Speaker 1>to go after Jamal Brian if he wants, and take

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<v Speaker 1>that church's sex or any congregation around the country, any

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<v Speaker 1>organization declare it a terrorist threat and by doing so

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<v Speaker 1>be able to supersede or really avoid due process and

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<v Speaker 1>get rid of it, you know, by a single man's

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<v Speaker 1>act on the medicaid question, we're talking about seventeen million

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<v Speaker 1>Americans today having health care, and after the signing of

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<v Speaker 1>this bill, potentially, if the Senate doesn't rise up and

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<v Speaker 1>do its job, those folks won't have access to health

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<v Speaker 1>care anymore. These are people who largely gained healthcare under

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<v Speaker 1>the advances that we saw under Obamacare, and now that

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<v Speaker 1>access to care being extinguished, it extinguished. We some of

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<v Speaker 1>us have heard about CHIP, which is you know, Hillary

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<v Speaker 1>Clinton talked a lot about it because she was in

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<v Speaker 1>part responsible for its existence, and that is ensuring poor children,

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<v Speaker 1>making sure that children have access to health care. That

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<v Speaker 1>was one of the largest lifts for children as it

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<v Speaker 1>relates to their advancement away from the conditions of poverty

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<v Speaker 1>that we had ever seen up to this point in

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<v Speaker 1>the country since Franklin del Noah Roosevelt and the great

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<v Speaker 1>expansion of the social Safety Net. I should also say,

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<v Speaker 1>by them erasing the food assistance program, which took the

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<v Speaker 1>largest amount of children out of hunger and poverty in

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<v Speaker 1>this country. They're going to begin to reverse that cycle,

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<v Speaker 1>putting kids kids not just back and more deeper into

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<v Speaker 1>poverty Andrew okay, allowing them to experience what it means

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<v Speaker 1>to only have a meal when you are in school hours,

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<v Speaker 1>and after that, good luck until Monday, survive Friday, evening Saturday,

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<v Speaker 1>all day Sunday until you can get another full meal

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<v Speaker 1>on Monday. The cuts to food assistance programs again go

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<v Speaker 1>beyond just our children. It affects parents who are on

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<v Speaker 1>food assistance programs. I hope that we'll be able to

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<v Speaker 1>in some future date talk about the impact of housing

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<v Speaker 1>and the conditions that working mothers and fathers are finding

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<v Speaker 1>themselves in, working a full time job and still not

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<v Speaker 1>being able to make provision for themselves and for their families.

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<v Speaker 1>And so if you think that you're in the just

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<v Speaker 1>barely surviving middle class, these are the kinds of material

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<v Speaker 1>conditional changes that occur that cause you to slip more

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<v Speaker 1>greatly into these insecure class positions that we sometimes find

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves that in truth, unless you're Elon Musk, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>very tenuous place. It's a very tenuous existence. And because

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<v Speaker 1>I evoke the name Elon Musk, I want you all

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<v Speaker 1>to hear what has been his latest word words as

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<v Speaker 1>it relates to this total package in this big, fat,

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful bill of harm that President Trump of the Republicans

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<v Speaker 1>seem to be moving forward.

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<v Speaker 3>Longtime Trump ally Elon Musk once again broke away from

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<v Speaker 3>the President, posting some thoughts on his social media platform

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<v Speaker 3>x saying quote, I'm sorry, but I just can't stand

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<v Speaker 3>it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork filled congressional spending bill

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<v Speaker 3>is a disgusting, abombination. Shame on those who voted for it.

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<v Speaker 3>You know you did wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>You know it now. I don't think the man is

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<v Speaker 1>really worth assault, but I do know that there are

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<v Speaker 1>Republicans who still fear him. They are Republicans who are

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<v Speaker 1>going to be up for reelection to Congress and to

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<v Speaker 1>the Senate, who value his money and therefore don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to be on the other side of him. In fact,

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<v Speaker 1>since that initial tweet was made, he's gone on to

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<v Speaker 1>say that we should hold those elected officials accountable who

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<v Speaker 1>betray us by voting for this piece of legislation. So

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<v Speaker 1>maybe his entry into this may be throwing down somewhat

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<v Speaker 1>of a gauntlet for Republicans to think once or twice

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<v Speaker 1>about whether or not this is a package that they

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<v Speaker 1>want to advance. This, as I said before, be the

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<v Speaker 1>largest cut and snaff benefits ever in the history of

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<v Speaker 1>the program. The only people, y'all, aside from the tip

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<v Speaker 1>the note tax on tip, which, by the way, for

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<v Speaker 1>those of you who think that's enough for you to

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<v Speaker 1>vote or to be in support of this bill, that

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<v Speaker 1>is only a temporary measure. It isn't even made permanent

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<v Speaker 1>in this piece of legislation. So they want to give

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<v Speaker 1>us a carrot quote, but the truth is it's not

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<v Speaker 1>even a whole carrot. They've shaved it off. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>temporary measure to keep us silent, some of us while

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<v Speaker 1>they pass the biggest shift in American wealth yet again

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<v Speaker 1>into the hands of the richest, top one percent of Americans.

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<v Speaker 1>So I just want to say where we are right now,

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<v Speaker 1>and then my colleagues are going to win with their thoughts.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's to say, right now, the Senate is supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to be made it's changes. If the Senate makes changes,

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<v Speaker 1>there will be a committee that comes together both of

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<v Speaker 1>the House and the Senate representatives to try to combine

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<v Speaker 1>those changes into a singular bill that then has to

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<v Speaker 1>go back past the House and then has to pass

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<v Speaker 1>the Senate. It passed the House the first time by

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<v Speaker 1>one Republican vote. So when we talked about making calls

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<v Speaker 1>to members of Congress, to raising our voices, jamming their switchboards,

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<v Speaker 1>and sending emails, these are the kinds of actions. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe that if you care about any of this, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you've got health Garet through your employer and so you're

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<v Speaker 1>not worried. The reason you should be worried is the

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<v Speaker 1>premiums will increase and you will be responsible for paying

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<v Speaker 1>for those premiums for the people that they kick off

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<v Speaker 1>the program. That's how it has always worked, that is

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<v Speaker 1>how it will continue to work in this country. So

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<v Speaker 1>whether you think you're impacted directly or not, we all

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<v Speaker 1>have something to I would say buy and large lose.

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<v Speaker 1>Unless you're a listener and you're part of the one percent,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got a lot to lose by this piece of legislation,

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<v Speaker 1>and now hopefully we ca can all wake up and

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<v Speaker 1>start to pay just a little bit more attention to it. Tip.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you've got questions, and Angel is better than me.

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<v Speaker 4>So yeah, I would yeld because we we literally only

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<v Speaker 4>have minutes, and I'm really sorry. I wish we had

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<v Speaker 4>more time for this conversation because I have a thousand

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<v Speaker 4>questions for you, Andrew. Instead of asking a question, I'll

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<v Speaker 4>just say thank you for pulling out, because that was

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<v Speaker 4>going to be my question, to be honest with you.

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<v Speaker 4>But then when you did it, I was going to

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<v Speaker 4>ask you, well can you pull out, like what are

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<v Speaker 4>the five things that are going to have the most impact?

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<v Speaker 4>And you pulled out more than five, and it has

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<v Speaker 4>me nervous and disturbed. I would yield my time to

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<v Speaker 4>Angela because I know we have a limited time. My

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<v Speaker 4>only request of my two co hosts is that we

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<v Speaker 4>revisit this conversation about the budget because this is hugely

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<v Speaker 4>important and I hate that they keep calling it the

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<v Speaker 4>big beautiful bill. I knows they called it, but it

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<v Speaker 4>is big bad bullshit. That is what the bill is.

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<v Speaker 4>Stop taking their words, like we got to stop using

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<v Speaker 4>their idioms, like no, that's we will no longer call

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<v Speaker 4>you all pro life, not when you take a month

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<v Speaker 4>away from kids. We're not going to call this a

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<v Speaker 4>big beautiful bill, Big bad bullshit. That's what I did, Angela.

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<v Speaker 5>There's another one of our sister friends who has some

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<v Speaker 5>bees for these people. So I think it's a beach

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<v Speaker 5>blonde bad butch body build is what it is. That's

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<v Speaker 5>what I think it might be.

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<v Speaker 4>But I want to.

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<v Speaker 5>Say, TIF, I actually think it may be good here

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<v Speaker 5>for you to ask some of your questions, even if

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<v Speaker 5>we don't answer them. I think it's an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 5>engage in a townhall style format with our audience. And

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<v Speaker 5>I would just suggest to people. I know that when

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<v Speaker 5>some of us, and I'm saying from the hill too,

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<v Speaker 5>there used to be sections when the budget proposal came

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<v Speaker 5>to the Hill. We would take sections and divide it up,

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<v Speaker 5>and each of us would have to respond based on

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<v Speaker 5>those sections because of how much work it is. So

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<v Speaker 5>I know, looking at the page jumpers, just like, where

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<v Speaker 5>do I even begin. What I would urge you to

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<v Speaker 5>do is do a search, like in a PDF, on

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<v Speaker 5>the things you care most about, whether it's healthcare or

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<v Speaker 5>it's SNAP, which in the bill will be supplement on

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<v Speaker 5>Nutrition Assistance benefits.

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<v Speaker 4>I think supplement on Nutrition Assistance Program program.

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<v Speaker 6>Why did I say we still want to d MBS

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<v Speaker 6>this y'all, but yes, the program, I definitely I say

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<v Speaker 6>a SNAP instead of snab. I'm sorry, but I would

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<v Speaker 6>encourage you to look at that veterans, you know, search

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<v Speaker 6>for health care in there. We're suspecting that a number

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<v Speaker 6>of people's health care. I think more than eleven million

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<v Speaker 6>people will lose health care benefits in this bill. So

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<v Speaker 6>please just go and do a search in the bill,

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<v Speaker 6>which is called the Big Beautiful Bill Act or whatever

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<v Speaker 6>it is. It just look because it does impact you.

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<v Speaker 6>If it doesn't impact you, it impact your parents. If

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<v Speaker 6>it doesn't impact your parents, and impact your kids. If

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<v Speaker 6>it doesn't impact your kids, and impact your neighbors. So

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<v Speaker 6>please make sure you take a look at this.

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<v Speaker 5>There are also articles written about it. And I now

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<v Speaker 5>want to yield to tips question.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I guess my first question and we don't have

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<v Speaker 4>to answer these now because I know we're at the time,

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<v Speaker 4>but my first question to end would be, you were

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<v Speaker 4>the executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus for a

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<v Speaker 4>number of years. I would ask what, if anything, could

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<v Speaker 4>and should the Black Caucus be doing as a legislative

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<v Speaker 4>body to stop this. We can talk about that later, Andrew.

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<v Speaker 4>My question to you is for the person who's going

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<v Speaker 4>to be impacted by this, particularly snap benefits, particularly if

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<v Speaker 4>your kids rely on this for food. Is there anything

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<v Speaker 4>that people can do other than call their members of Congress?

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<v Speaker 1>You know?

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<v Speaker 4>Is there anything that people can do? And then I

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<v Speaker 4>will take this time along with the viewers, I hope,

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<v Speaker 4>and I will go through the bill myself and look

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<v Speaker 4>for things that will directly impact my life or things

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<v Speaker 4>that will impact the masses, and come back and ask

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<v Speaker 4>you guys more policy Center questions. I love that about those.

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<v Speaker 3>I love that.

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<v Speaker 1>And the only the only thing I know. We don't

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of time is to simply say, I

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<v Speaker 1>fail to say that Donald Trump wants to sign this

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<v Speaker 1>bill into law on July fourth. So if you're thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about how much time we have, how much time we

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<v Speaker 1>get to rally, they expect to have a bill completing

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<v Speaker 1>on the desk of the President so he can do

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<v Speaker 1>some great Independence Day gimmicky thing as he kills more Americans,

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<v Speaker 1>as he sets us up for untimely deaths because of

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<v Speaker 1>the kinds of cuts. And I'm not being dramatic, y'all.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've ever had a family member with a medical

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<v Speaker 1>crisis or disease that you all do not have out

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<v Speaker 1>of pocket money to take care of I'm not talking

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<v Speaker 1>about going to the emergency room. I'm talking about treatment

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<v Speaker 1>and healing and recovery. You better know that folks are

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<v Speaker 1>going to parish as a result of cuts that give

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<v Speaker 1>them the only possible extension of life. The thing to

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<v Speaker 1>do if you live in a Republican area, particularly tiff Angela.

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<v Speaker 1>This has always baffled me, but it baffle baffles me more.

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<v Speaker 1>Here you're Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia. Many

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<v Speaker 1>of these places have Republican either entire legi delegations that

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<v Speaker 1>are are Republican, their governors are Republicans, and certainly in

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<v Speaker 1>those states they're US senators with very few exceptions are Republicans.

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<v Speaker 1>The greatest harm that will be felt through the cuts

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<v Speaker 1>of these programs will be in many of these Southern

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<v Speaker 1>states as well as as well as obviously the Midland

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<v Speaker 1>and other states, middle of the country and the other states.

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<v Speaker 1>But for our folks, who principally help to occupy many

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<v Speaker 1>of the of the much of the population, this is

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<v Speaker 1>coming for us. So it is not an overstatement to say, email, call,

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<v Speaker 1>go to them and let them hear your stories. Then

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<v Speaker 1>it needs to be personalized. These aren't numbers on a page.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm an individual, I'm a household, I'm a voter, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm being negatively impacted by this. That's what I think

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<v Speaker 1>it will take, and I look forward to I'll continue

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<v Speaker 1>conversation on this. I know, I know there's more to

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<v Speaker 1>cover here. You just had to get it in real quick.

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<v Speaker 5>Can we can we do one thing you know we

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<v Speaker 5>all are doing again, I think a pretty solid job

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<v Speaker 5>of talking to people and hearing different perspectives. I really

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<v Speaker 5>want to have some of those folks who would be

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<v Speaker 5>directly impacted on the show to talk about what their

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<v Speaker 5>experience has been, because the truth is, even with what

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<v Speaker 5>they have right now, Tiff and you talk about this

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<v Speaker 5>all the time, even about your mom, it's not enough

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<v Speaker 5>right now. So the cuts are going to really really

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<v Speaker 5>hit a lot of people, and I think we should

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<v Speaker 5>really get their voices on because we talk about these

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<v Speaker 5>things in such an abstract way sometimes I don't think

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<v Speaker 5>people realize it's literally their cousin or their on or

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<v Speaker 5>you know, it's a lot closer than people think.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, this was a great mini pid. We're definitely going

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<v Speaker 4>to pick this conversation up. Thank you guys for tuning in.

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