Senator Booker just finished hour 4 now, talking about people who would be harmed by Medicaid cuts to fund tax cuts to billionaires.
“If they are successful, what kind of country will we be?”
“If they are successful, what kind of country will we be?”
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I was unable to watch every hour. But from the hours I watched, I can say with certainty that every hour of the 25 is worth watching.
I hope the feeds stay up with the full 25 hours to revisit later. Senator Booker gave us a masterclass.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-booker-just-gave-the-longest-speech-in-the-history-of-the-us-senate
Watch him pass the line here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v2utlMxAwtE
“Courage is contagious.”
People showed courage in writing letters. Booker showed courage in holding the floor to read their letters.
This inspires more to stand up and speak out. Tiny ripples of courage add up to a big wave.
I admit I don’t trust myself to form sentences in type this late (early?). So IDK how Booker’s still talking (Red Bull gives you wings?).
#KeepGoingCory I got to tap out.
AM crowd it’s your ball.
Just like the #USProtests that are happening.
#KeepThePressureUp
#KeepGoingCory
Another 12,000 watching MSNBC’s feed.
26,000 watching the CSPAN feed.
And more watching from CSPAN2. #KeepGoingCory
Many more watching CSPAN2 or CSPAN Senate livefeed.
I thought I’d turn it on for an hour. But I’m only my 3rd hour of watching. He’s very compelling.
Hope the news covers it.
#KeepGoingCory
Veterans. People w/ disabilities. Retired teachers who have paid into Social Security (SS) for 5 decades.
“If SS is cut off, I’m on the streets.”
“Without those SS checks, we are dead.”
#KeepGoingCory
Currently, 100 million Americans are carrying medical debt.
He reads a letter from a forklift driver who got in a work accident, had 1 month away from work to recover and lost his job. Medical debt destroyed his credit score.
“All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness”
“How can you have [those] without health?”
Then quotes FDR’s Four Freedoms👏
NIH cuts will halt research and slow disease treatments.
“Disease does not choose a political party. Cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s affect Ds & Rs alike.”
“A country that does not invest in science falls behind.”
Reminder that VP Harris had been working with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper on a medical debt forgiveness pilot program, with an eye toward nationalizing in the next few years.
NIH return on investment: $5 for every $1 spent
“NIH-funded research has led to 99.4% of all FDA drugs that are out there”
Watch live on CSPAN2 (351 on DirecTV) or online: https://www.c-span.org/event/us-senate/us-senate/432077