Federal legislators -- the Representatives and Senators that voters elect to represent their states -- are usually elected based upon their claims to stand up for the benefit of their constituents. In the case of the recent so-called "Big Beautiful Bill," constituents with low incomes were tossed aside by most Republicans, who would rather cozy up to President Trump than stand up for their own voters.
In Arizona more than a quarter of our 7.6 million residents are enrolled in the state's Medicaid program and will have to work more and pay more for their medical care, unless of course they are physically unable to do so. In which case many may end up in hospitals that are now facing severe financial shortfalls and potential closure: specifically those in Nogales, Bisbee, Globe, Winslow and Page.
This is a house of cards falling at the feet of Republicans, whose loyalty is to Trump and to rewarding the rich, while ignoring the rest of us.
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Melody Sears
North side
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