Floor SpeechBipartisan2025-03-11

GIVE SENIORS THE CARE THEY DESERVE

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On 2025-03-11, Representative Kelly Morrison (D-MN-3) delivered a floor speech titled "GIVE SENIORS THE CARE THEY DESERVE" in the House. The speech addressed healthcare and also covered taxes.

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GIVE SENIORS THE CARE THEY DESERVE

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)] [House] [Page H1082] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] GIVE SENIORS THE CARE THEY DESERVE (Ms. MORRISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. MORRISON. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize Bob Christianson, a resident of a local nursing home in Bloomington, Minnesota. Bob is 85 years old. He bravely served our country in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. He, like millions of seniors across the country, gets his nursing home coverage through Medicaid. When I met Bob, he said he would not be here today were it not for Medicaid. Now, congressional Republicans are proposing to gut Medicaid in order to pay for tax cuts for billionaires, which would mean less access to services, less access to care, and worse quality of life for seniors everywhere. Bob told me he is fighting this proposed budget with all the effort he can muster, calling his representatives, joining local organizations, and going to protests, all at 85 years old. It shouldn't be this way. Bob should not have to be spending his days protesting just to get the healthcare and nursing home coverage he needs. Remember, 62 percent of all nursing home residents in the United States are covered by Medicaid. We cannot put our seniors' care on the chopping block to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. I implore my Republican colleagues to work with us on a budget that will give our seniors the care they need and deserve. ____________________

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GIVE SENIORS THE CARE THEY DESERVE Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)] [House] [Page H1082] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] GIVE SENIORS THE CARE THEY DESERVE (Ms. MORRISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. MORRISON. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize Bob Christianson, a resident of a local nursing home in Bloomington, Minnesota. Bob is 85 years old. He bravely served our country in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. He, like millions of seniors across the country, gets his nursing home coverage through Medicaid. When I met Bob, he said he would not be here today were it not for Medicaid. Now, congressional Republicans are proposing to gut Medicaid in order to pay for tax cuts for billionaires, which would mean less access to services, less access to care, and worse quality of life for seniors everywhere. Bob told me he is fighting this proposed budget with all the effort he can muster, calling his representatives, joining local organizations, and going to protests, all at 85 years old. It shouldn't be this way. Bob should not have to be spending his days protesting just to get the healthcare and nursing home coverage he needs. Remember, 62 percent of all nursing home residents in the United States are covered by Medicaid. We cannot put our seniors' care on the chopping block to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. I implore my Republican colleagues to work with us on a budget that will give our seniors the care they need and deserve. ____________________