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Brian Schatz: “5 million people will now have an enormously difficult time…”

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Schatz: Republican Law Results in Millions Losing Health Care and Food Assistance, Hospitals Closing

Published July 15, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:44

It would be one thing if people were getting 75 bucks a day for food. It would be one thing if they were getting 25 bucks a day for food. But they're getting 6 bucks. And 5 million people will now have an enormously difficult time trying to figure out just how to survive the day. And I mean that quite literally. Survive the day. Find the calories within your six or eight or twelve dollar budget. (07:44–07:54)

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Asserts that 5 million people will struggle to survive due to cuts in nutritional assistance.

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“In Arkansas, the reporting portal [for Medicaid work requirements] was only open during the day and closed between 9pm to 7am.”
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“The number of non-disabled adults on Medicaid who don't work is very low, about 8%.”
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“Five million people are either going to lose some or all of their nutritional assistance starting next year.”
Schatz: Republican Law Results in Millions Losing Health Care and Food Assistance, Hospitals Closing | Uploaded July 15, 2025 | 06:14-06:21
“The average nutritional assistance amount per person per day is six bucks.”
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“The actual official projections... are projecting many, many millions of people are going to get kicked off of Medicaid even though they're…”
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“Hundreds of rural hospitals and nursing homes will close without enough funding to continue operating.”
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“Medicaid is a big revenue stream for really all hospitals, but especially rural hospitals.”
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“Starting next year, tens of millions of people are going to pay hundreds of dollars a month more for health insurance.”
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“Those rates on the exchange are subsidized.”
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“Nuclear, frankly takes at least 10 years to permit and site.”
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“Geothermal, maybe five to eight years in the most optimistic scenario.”
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“There is a backlog of combined cycle gas turbines.”
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“Solar is the stuff that is like instantly pluggable into the grid.”
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