California Sen. Adam Schiff (D) wasted little time making political statements after the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk.
In a floor speech, Schiff shifted from government funding negotiations to blasting Republicans while invoking what he called a “road to dictatorship.”
“So, in 19 days, the government funding runs out,” Schiff said. He accused Republicans of “withholding in violation of law” and claimed they were “unilaterally cutting” funds that had already been agreed upon.
He added that millions of Americans could lose access to healthcare. Schiff said cuts would come from the VA, the NIH, and the CDC, while also alleging that vaccines would be harder to get under GOP policies.
“But most significantly, in their big ugly bill, they made trillion dollars of cuts to Medicaid,” Schiff said. He also claimed Republicans “eliminated tax credits people need to get health care under the Affordable Care Act.”
By his estimates, Americans on the exchanges could see “premiums go up by 75%.” Schiff said hospitals were already closing as a result.
He then turned his attention to President Trump, accusing the administration of abuses of power, as the Conservative Brief reported.
“This is the road to dictatorship,” Schiff declared. He said the