Commentary: Straight Talk with Sam
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves R-Missouri
Dear Friend,
For a 10th time, Senator Schumer and his caucus voted again to keep the government shut down, not pay our troops and deny our seniors the Medicare telehealth benefits they’ve earned. Meanwhile, leftwing radicals will host protests this weekend to praise them for “standing up” to President Trump.
The only problem is, they aren’t “standing up” at all; they’re trying to pull off an old-fashioned stickup on the American people.
Instead of standing up for Americans, they’re continuing to demand that taxpayers go back to funding health care benefits for illegal immigrants. That’s practically highway robbery.
To add insult to injury, they want to completely repeal the Rural Hospital Transformation Program that we just got passed and signed into law to help the thousands of rural hospitals struggling to keep their doors open.
While all this is happening, the government shutdown they voted for is continuing to wreak havoc on American families. Seniors aren’t even able to use the Medicare telehealth benefits they’ve earned. Now they’re being forced to travel hours to get to essential appointments or go without care. That’s wrong, which is why I voted weeks ago to keep the government open, no strings attached.
Thankfully, President Trump took unprecedented executive action to ensure our active-duty troops received their pay this week, and new mothers can still access their WIC benefits. He shouldn’t have had to, though, and there are still countless essential federal workers, including air traffic controllers, who are continuing to work without pay.
So while the left cheers on Senator Schumer’s senseless shutdown this weekend, it’s the American people who are losing — and they want to continue robbing us of what we’ve earned and what we deserve so that they can pay for more health care for illegal immigrants.
It’s disgraceful. The well-being of American families should never take a backseat to illegal immigrants. I just hope that after all the rallies are over, Senator Schumer and his caucus will stop kowtowing to radical leftists and start doing what’s right for the American people.
Sincerely,
Sam Graves
