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                 GOP TAX SCAM HURTS WOMEN AND FAMILIES

  (Ms. RANDALL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. RANDALL. Mr. Speaker, for months, Members of Congress and the 
American people have been told by our Republican colleagues that we are 
being alarmist about this budget proposal.
  We aren't being alarmist. House Republicans' cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, 
and other essential programs are alarming. These are real people who 
are depending on us to make sure they still have healthcare and are 
able to feed their families.
  These are real people who come to my townhalls, who write to us, and 
who call my office. They are real people like Aneliese, a single 
mother, who called our office urging us through tears to protect SNAP, 
saying: I will have no way to feed my child. I am extremely stressed 
out, and if they cut food stamps, I don't know what I will do.
  They are real people like Christy, whose daughter has autism and 
epilepsy. She said: Losing Medicaid would be absolutely devastating to 
my family. I won't be able to keep my daughter healthy or get her the 
medications she needs.
  They are real people like Veronica, whose grandmother's last few days 
in long-term care were only possible because of Medicaid.
  Taking healthcare and food away from people isn't bringing down 
prices for families. It is telling people that your health and your 
lives aren't worth as much as billionaires' bank accounts.

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