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Ocasio-Cortez gets into heated exchange over miscarriages: ‘I will not yield to disrespectful men’
- On May 13, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clashed with House Republicans during a late-night Energy and Commerce Committee hearing in Washington D.C. Over Medicaid cuts and work requirements.
- The confrontation arose as Republicans pushed to cut Medicaid by about $800 billion over ten years, using Georgia’s high uninsured rate as a model and starting work requirements in 2029.
- Ocasio-Cortez challenged GOP lawmakers repeatedly interrupting her as she asked if Medicaid restrictions would exclude coverage for people who had miscarriages, urging exemptions for affected women.
- The GOP plan risks leaving 9.7 to 14.4 million people uninsured by 2034, prompting Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. To call it an attack on healthcare while police arrested over 20 protesters nearby.
- Ocasio-Cortez refused to yield her speaking time after being asked, stating, "I will not yield to disrespectful men," underscoring the heated debate over Medicaid’s future.
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Ocasio-Cortez gets into heated exchange over miscarriages: ‘I will not yield to disrespectful men’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) got into a heated exchange with her GOP colleagues over Medicaid during the House Energy and Commerce panel markup on Wednesday morning. The House committee is considering reforms to Medicaid requirements through a package that would allow patients who are pregnant or experiencing postpartum care to forgo work requirements while still receiving program services. However, the…
'Everyone is asleep!' AOC fumes as GOP pushes Medicaid cuts in 'dead of night'
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez castigated House Republicans for pursuing massive cuts to Medicaid "in the dead of night" as a committee markup hearing on the GOP's legislation dragged on into the early hours of Wednesday morning.Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said it is shameful that Republicans are rushing ahead with their proposal "at 2:38 in the morning, when everyone is asleep, when we've asked for the opportunity to do this in the light of day so…
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