The fact of the matter is we are in the minority, so we don't have as many leverage points as we do when we're in the majority. But I think the general public needs to even better understand what's at stake here. Cuts to Social Security, cuts to health care, Medicaid and beyond. All for what? To underwrite tax breaks for the billionaire class. That's hugely unpopular. But unless more people are paying attention and weighing in with their representatives, that's going to give Republican members of Congress the wiggle room to just fall in line with what Trump is demanding of them. (20:17–20:28)
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Asserts that proposed cuts to Social Security and healthcare are intended to fund tax breaks for billionaires.
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