Tag Archives: medicaid

That Viral Ernst Moment Spawns A Candidate

iowastartingline’s Amie Rivers interviews the woman – now a candidate – who confronted Joni Ernst in a video that went viral. India May is now running for the Iowa legislature in district 58. Imagine that – a candidate for the … Continue reading

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Robert Reich On Medicaid Work Requirements

Here is an oldie (looks like 2019) that is still SO relevant (2 minutes) This may come as a real surprise to many of the MAGA congress members spouting the “waste, fraud and abuse” BS but most people who are … Continue reading

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She  Runs Because She Knows She Is Wrong

1 minute: Many of you have already seen the short video of Iowa’s first district congress member, Marionette Miller-Meeks, running like a scared rabbit from a man with a recorder who is trying to ask her questions. If you did … Continue reading

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Miller-Meeks Runs Away From Her Vote To Cut Medicaid

Lies and the lying liars… The person in the video reminding Miller-Meeks that the last time they spoke she lied to his face about no Medicaid cuts, is Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works. Call Miller-Meeks’ office. A … Continue reading

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Stop Medicaid Cuts Urgent Action Alert

Action Alert from CCI and People’s Action: May 15: stop the billionaire budget boondoggle Lawmakers are back in Washington, D.C. hammering out details of their proposed federal budget. When the budget framework was first unveiled, it certainly wasn’t good for … Continue reading

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Some Math From Thom Hartmann

(4 minutes) Many of us have been making statements that the deficit is almost exactly equal to the amount of tax cuts for the wealthy that Republicans (pre MAGAs) and MAGAs have showered the wealthy with in this country over … Continue reading

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Anti-Vax Quack Nominated By Trump

(editor’s note: from our inbox. Long but much worthwhile information)   STATEMENT: The Trump Administration Is Putting An Anti-Vax Quack Scientist and Fake Doctor In Charge of “Researching” Long-Debunked Claims That Vaccines Cause Autism FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2025 … Continue reading

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FACT SHEET: Republican Proposals Will Slash Medicaid

and Leave Families Behind (An email from the good folks at https://www.protectourcare.org )  It is long, but important: Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman discusses Medicaid budget cuts with Sharon Parrot (9:27)  FACT SHEET: Medicaid is an Economic Game Changer, But Republicans … Continue reading

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So Immoral

Supposed deeply religious man Speaker Mike Johnson prays for House to cut money for health care and food for the poor to give tax cuts to the rich: (1 minute) MAGA morality. It is not how most people think of … Continue reading

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It Is Always The Money!

  1 minute When did you first hear the little saying “follow the money”? For most of us it was probably from the shaded character in “All The President’s Men” known as Deep Throat. As he gave little hints to … Continue reading

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