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Bethany
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“It’s just an absolute moral failure,” @elenahung.bsky.social said. “At the end of the day, this Congress lacks the courage to do the right thing.”

Full story via @juliametraux.bsky.social for @motherjones.com
"An absolute moral failure": Disability advocates react to Trump's Medicaid cuts
"At the end of the day, this Congress lacks the courage to do the right thing."
www.motherjones.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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We will continue to fight for Medicaid & for medically complex children and their families.

The Republican reconciliation bill slashes nearly $1T from #Medicaid, guts ACA subsidies for 24M, strips coverage from 13.7M+, and threatens the right to live in the community w/ family!
A bold statement from Little Lobbyists, dated July 3, 2025, displayed in large white and black text on a red background. The quote reads: “Those who choose to abandon our collective responsibility to future generations and vote for hardship and death for millions of medically complex children and their families are a national shame and moral failure. We will continue to fight for Medicaid and our children’s lives.” Below the quote is a large group photo of racially diverse families, children, and advocates—many of whom are wearing blue "Little Lobbyists" shirts and include children using mobility devices. The Little Lobbyists logo appears in the top right corner. A statement issued by Little Lobbyists on July 3, 2025, presented on a red background. The header reads “Statement – July 3, 2025.” The statement is attributed to Elena Hung, co-founder and executive director, and criticizes the Republican reconciliation bill for proposing to cut nearly one trillion dollars from Medicaid, undermine ACA subsidies affecting 24 million people, remove coverage from 13.7 million adults and children, and threaten the right to live in community with family. The bottom of the image includes the same group photo of Little Lobbyists families and children as in the first graphic. The organization’s logo appears at the top right.
July 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
February 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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littlelobbyists.com
Feeling overwhelmed and powerless? That's on purpose.

The President's advisers have stated that their strategy is to "flood the zone" so Americans feel uncertain, frightened, and too overwhelmed to respond.

This #WellnessWednesday take steps to resist.

perfectingrol.substack.com/p/protecting...
Protecting Your Mental Health From Donald Trump's Outrage Machine
Editor’s Note: This essay might help you find ways to avoid bad moods, depression, outrage, or other negative emotions during or after watching the news.
perfectingrol.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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littlelobbyists.com
The future of medicine, public health, and patient's hopes for treatments and cures has been plunged into jeopardy by the Trump Administration

Call legislators at 202-224-3121 to DEMAND Congress do its job to stop the destruction of our critical institutions.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Trump Administration Cuts Put Medical Progress at Risk, Researchers Say (Gift Article)
Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. A planned $4 billion cut would leave colleges with large budget gaps.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
brlocklear.bsky.social
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November 16, 2024 at 5:51 PM