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Senator Ron Wyden Delivers Democratic Weekly Address
"A little more than a month ago, the
A full transcript of the address follows:
Hello, I'm
Americans across the country are heading into the dog days of summer - the kids are getting out of school, vacations are being planned, and families are firing up the grill. And this year, nobody would blame people who are feeling a little exhausted by politics.
But the fact of the matter is, there are critical, life-changing decisions being made about Americans' health care right now in the
A little more than a month ago, the
Nobody should be surprised if Republican Senators take the same approach. Earlier this week, Majority Leader McConnell moved to bring the House bill to the floor, bypassing any debate in Committees and setting up a rushed, dead-of-night vote on a bill that will effect one-sixth of the American economy.
Their approach cuts
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Bottom line, without
The Republican health care legislation also takes nearly
So working families and seniors on
Unfortunately, the answer is that the vast majority of the dollars from those cuts are used to pay for massive tax breaks exclusively for the wealthiest Americans and special interests.
Every working American pays a
I've made health care a priority throughout my time representing
To accomplish this "
For now, that's not what's on offer, and the country is worse off because of it. But I'm still optimistic that principled bipartisanship can win the day after Americans' raise their voices to make it clear they don't support an approach that takes health care from middle-class Americans to give large tax breaks to the well to-do.
Thank you.
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