Dem Sen. Schiff Says that ‘Our Country Is Headed Down a Dangerous Road to Dictatorship’

Schiff So in 19 ░░░░░░░░ the government funding runs ░░░░░░░░ which means if there ░░░░░░░░ not an agreement between ░░░░░░░░ and Republicans on a ░░░░░░░░ bill the government will ░░░░░░░░ down Now maybe that ░░░░░░░░ what the Republicans want ░░░░░░░░ they want to shut ░░░░░░░░ all down After all ░░░░░░░░ ve been shutting down ░░░░░░░░ government every day illegally ░░░░░░░░ funds that is funds ░░░░░░░░ we have approved on ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan basis they re ░░░░░░░░ in violation of law ░░░░░░░░ funds also in an ░░░░░░░░ way that is money ░░░░░░░░ ve agreed upon they ░░░░░░░░ just unilaterally cutting Maybe ░░░░░░░░ just want to shut ░░░░░░░░ whole thing down But ░░░░░░░░ they don t want ░░░░░░░░ shut down the government ░░░░░░░░ need to come to ░░░░░░░░ table negotiate with Democrats ░░░░░░░░ let me tell you ░░░░░░░░ little bit about what ░░░░░░░░ at stake right now ░░░░░░░░ these negotiations are not ░░░░░░░░ at all really right ░░░░░░░░ but when they do ░░░░░░░░ place if they do ░░░░░░░░ place it s not ░░░░░░░░ a vacuum They re ░░░░░░░░ place at a time ░░░░░░░░ millions of Americans are ░░░░░░░░ to lose access to ░░░░░░░░ This is from a ░░░░░░░░ of causes We re ░░░░░░░░ to lose health care ░░░░░░░░ of massive cuts Republicans ░░░░░░░░ making to the VA ░░░░░░░░ its staff cuts they ░░░░░░░░ making at the National ░░░░░░░░ of Health NIH and ░░░░░░░░ lot of the research ░░░░░░░░ s doing cuts it ░░░░░░░░ making by getting rid ░░░░░░░░ top expertise at the ░░░░░░░░ and making it more ░░░░░░░░ for people to get ░░░░░░░░ But most significantly in ░░░░░░░░ big ugly bill they ░░░░░░░░ trillion dollars of cuts ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid and they eliminated ░░░░░░░░ credits people need to ░░░░░░░░ health care under the ░░░░░░░░ Care Act So as ░░░░░░░░ result in particular of ░░░░░░░░ changes millions of people ░░░░░░░░ going to lose access ░░░░░░░░ healthcare completely and millions ░░░░░░░░ are gonna have the ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary increase in their ░░░░░░░░ care costs that we ░░░░░░░░ ever seen By some ░░░░░░░░ those Americans who buy ░░░░░░░░ health insurance on the ░░░░░░░░ are going to see ░░░░░░░░ premiums go up by ░░░░░░░░ 75 Already we re ░░░░░░░░ as a result of ░░░░░░░░ big ugly bill hospitals ░░░░░░░░ down in Willow California ░░░░░░░░ only hospital in Glen ░░░░░░░░ is closing and it ░░░░░░░░ closing because the federal ░░░░░░░░ won t help keep ░░░░░░░░ doors open and all ░░░░░░░░ actions we are taking ░░░░░░░░ causing hospitals on the ░░░░░░░░ of bankruptcy to go ░░░░░░░░ the edge For people ░░░░░░░░ Willow California it means ░░░░░░░░ 000 people who won ░░░░░░░░ have access to a ░░░░░░░░ or an emergency room ░░░░░░░░ labor and delivery This ░░░░░░░░ what we re talking ░░░░░░░░ Denial of access to ░░░░░░░░ communities losing their hospitals ░░░░░░░░ the jobs attended with ░░░░░░░░ you can t have ░░░░░░░░ vibrant community without a ░░░░░░░░ Who s going to ░░░░░░░░ to a community where ░░░░░░░░ can t get medical ░░░░░░░░ So when you come ░░░░░░░░ the table Mr President ░░░░░░░░ when you come to ░░░░░░░░ table if you come ░░░░░░░░ the table you want ░░░░░░░░ vote you re going ░░░░░░░░ have to restore health ░░░░░░░░ to people millions of ░░░░░░░░ who are going to ░░░░░░░░ losing it because of ░░░░░░░░ negligence or your just ░░░░░░░░ disregard for the health ░░░░░░░░ the American people And ░░░░░░░░ s not just about ░░░░░░░░ You need to stop ░░░░░░░░ lawlessness You need to ░░░░░░░░ the illegal withholding of ░░░░░░░░ You need to stop ░░░░░░░░ illegal use of funds ░░░░░░░░ militarize our cities to ░░░░░░░░ people indiscriminately off the ░░░░░░░░ You have to stop ░░░░░░░░ the money we approve ░░░░░░░░ Now here s the ░░░░░░░░ thing Even as they ░░░░░░░░ saying they want some ░░░░░░░░ of a funding bill ░░░░░░░░ re telling us they ░░░░░░░░ telling us that if ░░░░░░░░ reach an agreement with ░░░░░░░░ they don t plan ░░░░░░░░ honor it Now how ░░░░░░░░ that possibly work if ░░░░░░░░ re telling us Whatever ░░░░░░░░ you agree on we ░░░░░░░░ going to cut your ░░░░░░░░ after the agreement is ░░░░░░░░ That makes no sense ░░░░░░░░ all So there are ░░░░░░░░ to have to be ░░░░░░░░ assurances that what we ░░░░░░░░ to if we get ░░░░░░░░ any agreement is ironclad ░░░░░░░░ is they will not ░░░░░░░░ cannot renege that there ░░░░░░░░ mechanisms in the bill ░░░░░░░░ protect against the continuing ░░░░░░░░ use or non use ░░░░░░░░ government funding So that ░░░░░░░░ what s at stake ░░░░░░░░ this fight It takes ░░░░░░░░ at a time when ░░░░░░░░ country is headed down ░░░░░░░░ dangerous road to dictatorship ░░░░░░░░ we are seeing things ░░░░░░░░ this country we never ░░░░░░░░ have imagined When we ░░░░░░░░ seeing the administration use ░░░░░░░░ coercive power to cripple ░░░░░░░░ or to go after ░░░░░░░░ firms who represent unpopular ░░░░░░░░ or to silence the ░░░░░░░░ or extort payments from ░░░░░░░░ media in exchange for ░░░░░░░░ We re seeing the ░░░░░░░░ that companies pay tariffs ░░░░░░░░ get penalized or that ░░░░░░░░ give a share of ░░░░░░░░ profits to the federal ░░░░░░░░ or can t export ░░░░░░░░ products This is unprecedented ░░░░░░░░ re seeing abuses at ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department unlike anything ░░░░░░░░ American history where the ░░░░░░░░ of that department is ░░░░░░░░ to go after the ░░░░░░░░ s enemies This is ░░░░░░░░ road to dictatorship So ░░░░░░░░ cannot approach this funding ░░░░░░░░ like it is a ░░░░░░░░ debate at a normal ░░░░░░░░ with a normal administration ░░░░░░░░ want my vote for ░░░░░░░░ funding bill You re ░░░░░░░░ have to agree to ░░░░░░░░ health care for people ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ it by millions You ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ to reduce the cost ░░░░░░░░ healthcare instead of having ░░░░░░░░ health care costs imposed ░░░░░░░░ the American people And ░░░░░░░░ re gonna have to ░░░░░░░░ to end the use ░░░░░░░░ federal government money for ░░░░░░░░ corrupt purposes To me ░░░░░░░░ s what s at ░░░░░░░░ in this funding debate.”