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1. Sanders, Stabenow and Casey Introduce Amendment to Prevent Republicans from Cutting Medicaid

Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) will introduce Wednesday the first Democratic amendment to Senate Republicans' fiscal year 2018 budget resolution. The amendment would prevent Republicans from enacting their plan to cut Medicaid by $1 trillion in order to give a $1.9 trillion tax break to the top 1 percent. The amendment would be fully paid for by stopping Republicans from giving the wealthiest people in America another tax break.

Sanders, Stabenow and Casey’s amendment, which will come up for a vote at 3 p.m. today, would protect the more than 30 million children, 11 million individuals with disabilities, 7 million seniors and 1.7 million veterans who rely on Medicaid.

“What does it mean if you have constituents who are suffering today with cancer, heart disease, asthma or diabetes, and they have Medicaid taken away from them? What happens to them when they cannot afford to go to the doctor when they are sick or buy the medicine that they need?” asked Sanders. “If 15 million Americans lose Medicaid and are thrown off of health insurance, many thousands of our fellow Americans will die and many more will suffer and become much sicker than they should.”

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https://www.sanders.senate.gov/