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Democratic Whip Katherine Clark on Disaster Budget Bill
2025/6/15
The MeidasTouch Podcast
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Ana Paulina Luna
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Ben Meiselas
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Katherine Clark
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Kathy Hochul
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Marjorie Taylor Greene
Ben Meiselas: 共和党人正试图通过各种手段转移人们对他们糟糕的预算案的注意力。他们利用听证会攻击民主党州长，试图掩盖预算案将对数百万美国人造成伤害的事实。这项预算案实际上是在剥夺普通民众的福利，将财富转移到少数富人手中，而共和党人却在装作什么都没发生。他们甚至利用一些争议性话题，如“什么是女人”等，来分散公众的视线，实在是令人愤慨。
Katherine Clark: 作为民主党人，我坚决反对共和党提出的这项预算案。这项法案不仅会削减数百万人的医疗保健，还会影响到儿童的营养计划和老年人的送餐服务。更令人担忧的是，特朗普政府正在试图将军队政治化，用带有特朗普名字的旗帜取代美国国旗，甚至向士兵分发带有种族歧视色彩的卡片。这些行为都表明，特朗普正在试图将美国转变为一个专制政权。我们必须团结起来，阻止这项法案的通过，捍卫我们的民主。
Deep Dive
This chapter analyzes the Republicans' attempts to distract from their unpopular budget bill by targeting Democratic governors and resorting to divisive social issues. It highlights the hypocrisy and absurdity of their actions, using examples from a House hearing.
- Republicans used a House hearing to attack Democratic governors, attempting to deflect attention from their budget bill.
- The budget bill has low public approval (27%).
- Republicans' questions and actions were labeled as obvious distractions and attempts to shift focus.
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