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Gwen Moore: “Over 640,000 veterans work for the federal government as of…”

Featuring: Gwen Moore, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 4

Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall.

Published February 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 17:57

That's their nicknames for me that you know, that they were going to do it. You know, the federal government is the single largest employer in this country. And, you know, Over 640,000 veterans work for the federal government as of March 2024. So these people say they care so much about veterans, they have sent instructions to raise the military. (17:57–18:04)

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Asserts that over 640,000 veterans are employed by the federal government as of March 2024.

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“America is aligned politically with Russia as opposed to our European colleagues.”
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“Republicans...are holding seats, perhaps where Biden and or Harris won, those in very, very purple seats.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 02:12-02:30
“You're going to cut $330 billion out of agriculture.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 03:30-03:37
“We just voted on a resolution...to cut at least $1.5 billion out of the budget in their farm bill.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 03:43-04:05
“There are plenty of people, 53, 54 years old, who have enough medical and health problems.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 04:56-05:05
“We got 700,000 Wisconsinites who depend on this program [SNAP].”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 05:18-05:25
“SNAP is definitely on the menu.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 05:59-06:03
“It is the 23 million children who attend high poverty schools.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 06:15-06:22
“There was a community eligibility provision...to see if they were being eligible for free school lunch.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 06:28-06:45
“They want to take $880 billion out of Medicaid.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 09:17-09:23
“40% of births in this country are on Medicaid.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 09:29-09:33
“Says Wisconsin's Medicaid match is 60% federal and 40% state.”
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“Medicaid pays for services like rides to the dialysis center.”
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“Medicaid pays for rides to medical appointments.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 09:54-10:08
“The biggest expenditure of Medicaid [is] on nursing homes.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 10:12-10:18
“One agency here... provide[s] like 26,000 meals a day, and Medicaid sort of helps them with that.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 10:37-10:47
“Donald Trump has lied and said he was not going to touch Medicaid.”
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“$880 billion just by itself is already more than the federal share of Medicaid.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 11:33-11:48
“We're already having problems with nursing home staffing.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 12:26-12:31
“They want to cut the abilities of states to get provider taxes... from Medicaid providers.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 13:04-13:20
“Allowing hospitals their nonprofit status, taking it away...those rural hospitals...would be decimated by that kind of trick.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 14:29-14:38
“They do claim that they will not be backing away from obligations to disabled children. But guess what? They never have stepped up to meet…”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 15:30-15:44
“Veterans benefits are also on the chopping block.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 17:05-17:10
“We have seen them trying to privatize the veterans hospital for a really long time.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 17:10-17:17
“There are three women a day that are killed in domestic violence situations.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 21:49-21:55
“We've already seen programs in Wisconsin being, scholarship programs that target helping minority students being challenged.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 23:32-23:45
“On February 25, which seems like a long time ago, a judge put a stay on the DEI executive order.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 24:33-24:44
“Right now, I'm sure the body count is going up every day with the loss of funding for pepfar for the AIDS initiative.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 27:45-27:56
“They are terrified of these Medicaid cuts.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 28:22-28:26
“One of the first things going to be cut is Medicaid's home health services.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 28:53-28:58
“The ability for the elders to stay at home longer is probably one of the first things on the chopping block.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 29:03-29:20
“The Pell Grants are something that, that, you know, that go further than just need based of the lowest, lowest income.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 29:36-29:49
“There are a lot of so called middle class kids who would be eligible for Pell Grants.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 29:48-29:55
“I think that once they just let all the animals out of the cage that they're not going to want to not have something to bring home to their…”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 30:43-30:56
“I think that they will sort through hours to make sure it's not dei.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 30:56-31:06
“I think that they would certainly put restrictions on anything that involved dei.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 31:12-31:18
“States that the federal government was paying 90% for Medicaid expansion in states that took the expansion.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 36:15-36:38
“Claims Wisconsin once had the greatest disparity in out-of-home placements versus home care in the country.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 38:22-38:37
“Mentions President Trump's promise not to impact disability communities with his decision making.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 40:38-40:54
“They do not have a right to impound funds that have already been appropriated.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 45:01-45:07
“Trump tore down the refugee resettlement program during his first term, driving resettlements to historic lows.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 46:51-47:00
“Now he shuttered the [refugee resettlement] program altogether.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 46:59-47:03
“The repeal of the sensitive locations policy, you know, holding migrants at Guantanamo.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 47:03-47:10
“The new announcement that will require many non-citizens to register with the federal government.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 47:37-47:47
“Their House budget resolution and the Senate resolution as well includes billions of more dollars to target families and asylum seekers.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 47:53-48:04
“Giving the Trump administration at least $100,000, 100,000 more beds that they're seeking.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 48:04-48:13
“The economic loss of $5 trillion over a decade [could result from] mass deportation.”
Rep. Gwen Moore Community-Based Organization Town Hall. | Uploaded February 28, 2025 | 49:21-49:31
“There will be letters sent around among all of our colleagues with regard to Head Start programs.”
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“Head Start has traditionally been a bipartisan program.”
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