In a recent discussion, Scott Wiener articulates a proactive stance for Democrats, advocating for a strategy that accelerates the Republican Party's collapse rather than passively waiting for them to falter. Highlighting the significant impact of Republican policies on states like California, he stresses the importance of defending Medicaid, which provides health care for over 15 million Californians. Wiener also critiques the framing of cuts as mere eliminations of 'fraud, waste, and abuse,' asserting that they signal deeper threats to essential social services.
I think we should do everything in our power to accelerate that collapse, because they're giving us the raw materials. We have to help make it happen and not play dead.
We're very focused in Sacramento on running California, and protecting California from what Trump and Musk and all of them are doing.
They made that very clear. The President lies about it, but they're going to cut Medicaid. 40% of Californians - over 15 million people - get healthcare through Medicaid.
They frame it as "fraud, waste and abuse." That's just their entry point to say, "No, we're not really cutting it. We're just getting rid of fraud.”
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