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                 GOP TAX SCAM HURTS WOMEN AND FAMILIES

  (Ms. McDONALD RIVET asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McDONALD RIVET. Mr. Speaker, Medicaid and SNAP are lifelines for 
hundreds of thousands of people in mid-Michigan.
  There are 148,000 people in my district who rely on SNAP to put food 
on the table.
  Over 224,000 in my district get healthcare through Medicaid, 
including over 87,000 children and 19,000 seniors.
  Every one of these individuals is now at risk of losing their 
lifeline because of these cuts.
  Rhonda from Genesee County has a 28-year-old son with Angelman 
syndrome whose intensive care is heavily funded by Medicaid. Rhonda had 
to quit her job to care for him and receives money through a Medicaid-
funded program for caregivers.
  There are thousands of stories just like Rhonda's in my district and 
millions more across this country. This budget will be devastating for 
the very people we swore to serve.
  That is why I am offering an amendment to address how these cuts will 
hurt maternal health outcomes in this country.

  Slashing SNAP, eliminating access to prenatal care, and kicking 
expecting mothers off their insurance will only worsen the maternal 
health crisis in this country and lead to more suffering.
  Working families, children, mothers, and seniors deserve a budget 
that works for them, not the ultrawealthy.

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