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Yassamin Ansari: “17 million Americans will be impacted [by Trump's cuts to…”

Featuring: Yassamin Ansari, Democratic | U.S. House Arizona, District 3

Rep. Ansari on AZ School Choice Voucher Program, Investing in Public Schools

Published December 17, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:43

There were no cuts to Medicaid for children. In the one big beautiful bill, there were actually limits to able bodied dependents. Without children. 17 million Americans will be impacted [by Trump's cuts to Medicaid]. We also know that rural hospitals will close as a result. The medical community across the board has sounded the alarm on how this will impact children in this country. (04:43–04:47)

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Rep. Ansari on AZ School Choice Voucher Program, Investing in Public Schools | Uploaded December 17, 2025 | 01:00-01:09
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Rep. Ansari on AZ School Choice Voucher Program, Investing in Public Schools | Uploaded December 17, 2025 | 01:29-01:37
“This disaster of a policy has also led to over a billion dollars of a budget deficit in our Arizona state budget.”
Rep. Ansari on AZ School Choice Voucher Program, Investing in Public Schools | Uploaded December 17, 2025 | 01:37-01:46
“Last year we had to cut $333 million from our water infrastructure projects to account for this rampant misuse and abuse of the voucher…”
Rep. Ansari on AZ School Choice Voucher Program, Investing in Public Schools | Uploaded December 17, 2025 | 02:02-02:13
“Our voucher program has been a catastrophic failure in [Arizona].”
Rep. Ansari on AZ School Choice Voucher Program, Investing in Public Schools | Uploaded December 17, 2025 | 00:39-00:44
“Prolific data shows that test scores and achievement standards are either the same or lower with school choice vouchers than non-voucher…”
Rep. Ansari on AZ School Choice Voucher Program, Investing in Public Schools | Uploaded December 17, 2025 | 03:12-03:24
“Established research shows that investing in public schools is a better investment, providing a higher overall return than voucher programs.”
Rep. Ansari on AZ School Choice Voucher Program, Investing in Public Schools | Uploaded December 17, 2025 | 03:24-03:33
“Trump's big ugly bill instituted sweeping cuts to SNAP, which will make it more difficult for kids to get school lunches.”
Rep. Ansari on AZ School Choice Voucher Program, Investing in Public Schools | Uploaded December 17, 2025 | 03:53-04:00
“The provision creating a federal tax credit scholarship program has shown to redistribute funding from the nation's poorest families and…”
Rep. Ansari on AZ School Choice Voucher Program, Investing in Public Schools | Uploaded December 17, 2025 | 04:05-04:16
“We also know that rural hospitals will close as a result [of Medicaid cuts].”
Rep. Ansari on AZ School Choice Voucher Program, Investing in Public Schools | Uploaded December 17, 2025 | 04:46-04:50