The Real News Network: Billionaires are Running America. The Current Shutdown Proves It
Washington,
October 22, 2025
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We actually attended the Democratic Women's Caucus presser. Let's just listen to one of the Democrats describe the impact that these cuts are going to have. >> [Democratic Whip Katherine Clark speaking:] Hospitals are closing. Maternity care deserts are growing. Medicaid is being gutted by a trillion dollars. Think about what that means to the American people and specifically to the people that Mike Johnson represents. Most children in Louisiana are on Medicaid. 64% of births in Louisiana are paid for by Medicaid and 74% of nursing home residents in Louisiana are also on Medicaid. So this isn't about blue states versus red states. |