Kamlager-Dove Walks Out of Trump’s Joint Address, Protests Cuts to Medicaid

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) released the following statement after walking out of Donald Trump's Joint Address to Congress:

"I decided to attend the Joint Address to ensure that lawmakers who have Americans' best interests at heart would have a presence in the audience. However, what I witnessed tonight was shameful. I walked out of the Joint Address on behalf of the people of California's 37th District-and because there is only so much bullshit that a person can tolerate.

"How dare Donald Trump enter the People's House, look us in the eyes, and lie straight to our faces. I represent a district with the fourth-largest Medicaid enrollment in the country. How dare he tell the 56% of my constituents who rely on Medicaid that their benefits are safe when his top legislative priority is cutting federal health care funding by up to $2.5 trillion. I won't sit down and watch as he slashes the programs that keep my constituents alive so he can turn his Billionaire Boys Club into the Trillionaire Boys Club.

"It's painfully clear that the commander-in-chaos does not care about this country or the hardworking people who fight every day to support their families and communities. If he truly cared, he wouldn't be firing the people who process disaster relief or send out Social Security checks. If he genuinely wanted to help Americans make ends meet, his speech would have focused more on how to bring down the cost of eggs and less on his delusional claim of running the best administration in history.

"Through walking out, my message to Donald Trump is simple: stop the lies, stop the cheating, and stop the stealing-enough is enough. The American people deserve better."

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