Dem Sen. Chris Murphy on Medicaid Cuts: It’s Road to ‘Totalitarianism’ and ‘Fascism’

MURPHY A colleague of ░░░░░░░░ said to me late ░░░░░░░░ night on the phone ░░░░░░░░ know maybe you don ░░░░░░░░ fight totalitarianism by talking ░░░░░░░░ totalitarianism all the time ░░░░░░░░ Yeah MURPHY right Maybe ░░░░░░░░ fight totalitarianism by talking ░░░░░░░░ the real world consequences ░░░░░░░░ fascism And one of ░░░░░░░░ real world consequences is ░░░░░░░░ now is that millions ░░░░░░░░ people are about to ░░░░░░░░ their health care in ░░░░░░░░ to pat the pockets ░░░░░░░░ the super wealthy That ░░░░░░░░ worth fighting over in ░░░░░░░░ budget Listen they did ░░░░░░░░ reconciliation thing They stripped ░░░░░░░░ care from 17 million ░░░░░░░░ and the rules allowed ░░░░░░░░ to do that with ░░░░░░░░ votes Now they have ░░░░░░░░ pass a bipartisan budget ░░░░░░░░ rules say they ve ░░░░░░░░ to do that with ░░░░░░░░ votes And so it ░░░░░░░░ not you know unfair ░░░░░░░░ for Democrats to say ░░░░░░░░ know what if you ░░░░░░░░ our votes this fall ░░░░░░░░ you have to blunt ░░░░░░░░ rough edges of what ░░░░░░░░ just did We want ░░░░░░░░ make sure that this ░░░░░░░░ t result in hundreds ░░░░░░░░ hospital closures We want ░░░░░░░░ with ObamaCare to not ░░░░░░░░ massive premium increases You ░░░░░░░░ that s a that ░░░░░░░░ a fight we would ░░░░░░░░ would win And it ░░░░░░░░ connected to the threat ░░░░░░░░ democracy because it s ░░░░░░░░ consequence of what happens ░░░░░░░░ the people aren t ░░░░░░░░ charge and just a ░░░░░░░░ of elites are in ░░░░░░░░ these really terrible decisions ░░░░░░░░ made like the erasure ░░░░░░░░ health care for 17 ░░░░░░░░ Americans.”