Biden Urges Republican Senators To ‘Step Back From The Brink’ On Barrett Confirmation

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opportunity ░░░░░░░░ overturn the Affordable Care ░░░░░░░░ on their way out ░░░░░░░░ door And as I ░░░░░░░░ we are still in ░░░░░░░░ midst of the worst ░░░░░░░░ health crisis in a ░░░░░░░░ a crisis that s ░░░░░░░░ taken over 200 000 ░░░░░░░░ between 750 of 750 ░░░░░░░░ 1 000 lives a ░░░░░░░░ and countering and yet ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration is asking ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court right now ░░░░░░░░ I speak to eliminate ░░░░░░░░ entire Affordable Care Act ░░░░░░░░ administration filed a brief ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court that ░░░░░░░░ and I quote the ░░░░░░░░ ACA thus must fall ░░░░░░░░ entire ACA thus must ░░░░░░░░ President Trump can claim ░░░░░░░░ he wants he s ░░░░░░░░ to protect people with ░░░░░░░░ conditions But the fact ░░░░░░░░ he s already fighting ░░░░░░░░ take those protections away ░░░░░░░░ we speak If he ░░░░░░░░ his way more than ░░░░░░░░ million people with pre ░░░░░░░░ conditions like asthma diabetes ░░░░░░░░ cancer could once again ░░░░░░░░ denied coverage Complications from ░░░░░░░░ 19 like lung scarring ░░░░░░░░ heart damage could become ░░░░░░░░ next flood of pre ░░░░░░░░ conditions used as an ░░░░░░░░ to deny coverage to ░░░░░░░░ of people Women could ░░░░░░░░ again be charged higher ░░░░░░░░ just because they are ░░░░░░░░ Pregnancy becoming a pre ░░░░░░░░ condition again Seniors would ░░░░░░░░ prescription drug prices go ░░░░░░░░ And the funding for ░░░░░░░░ go down Doesn t ░░░░░░░░ It doesn t matter ░░░░░░░░ the American people want ░░░░░░░░ Trump sees a chance ░░░░░░░░ fulfill his explicit mission ░░░░░░░░ away the vital protections ░░░░░░░░ the ACA from countless ░░░░░░░░ who have come to ░░░░░░░░ on them for their ░░░░░░░░ their financial security the ░░░░░░░░ of those they love ░░░░░░░░ Trump just tweeted an ░░░░░░░░ ago on my way ░░░░░░░░ and I quote ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ be replaced with a ░░░░░░░░ better and far cheaper ░░░░░░░░ If it is terminated ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court it ░░░░░░░░ be a big win ░░░░░░░░ the usa It should ░░░░░░░░ as no surprise that ░░░░░░░░ Saturday President Trump would ░░░░░░░░ name judge Amy Coney ░░░░░░░░ and on Sunday lay ░░░░░░░░ clearly what his objective ░░░░░░░░ to terminate ObamaCare The ░░░░░░░░ has written has a ░░░░░░░░ track record written track ░░░░░░░░ of disagreeing adamantly with ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court s decisions ░░░░░░░░ two occasions upholding the ░░░░░░░░ In fact not as ░░░░░░░░ judge but prior to ░░░░░░░░ on the bench she ░░░░░░░░ criticized Chief Justice Roberts ░░░░░░░░ upholding the law eight ░░░░░░░░ ago American people understand ░░░░░░░░ urgency of this moment ░░░░░░░░ re already voting in ░░░░░░░░ because they know their ░░░░░░░░ hangs in the balance ░░░░░░░░ understand that if Donald ░░░░░░░░ gets his way they ░░░░░░░░ lose the right to ░░░░░░░░ the right to clean ░░░░░░░░ and water the right ░░░░░░░░ equal pay for equal ░░░░░░░░ workers could lose their ░░░░░░░░ bargaining rights dreamers could ░░░░░░░░ thrown out of the ░░░░░░░░ country they ve ever ░░░░░░░░ And women could lose ░░░░░░░░ bedrock rights enshrined in ░░░░░░░░ V Wade for 50 ░░░░░░░░ People are voting right ░░░░░░░░ because they know the ░░░░░░░░ soul of this country ░░░░░░░░ at stake and they ░░░░░░░░ the decisions of the ░░░░░░░░ Court affect their everyday ░░░░░░░░ Their voices may not ░░░░░░░░ to Donald Trump they ░░░░░░░░ not matter to Mitch ░░░░░░░░ but there are Senate ░░░░░░░░ out there who know ░░░░░░░░ their hearts if they ░░░░░░░░ out the voices of ░░░░░░░░ during a voting period ░░░░░░░░ an election closing the ░░░░░░░░ on American democracy thereafter ░░░░░░░░ is where the power ░░░░░░░░ the nation resides in ░░░░░░░░ people in the rule ░░░░░░░░ law in precedents we ░░░░░░░░ by To subvert both ░░░░░░░░ and needlessly even as ░░░░░░░░ cast their vote would ░░░░░░░░ an irreversible step toward ░░░░░░░░ brink and a betrayal ░░░░░░░░ a single quality that ░░░░░░░░ is born and built ░░░░░░░░ the people decide Senate ░░░░░░░░ to stand strong for ░░░░░░░░ democracy They must not ░░░░░░░░ on this nomination until ░░░░░░░░ American people finish the ░░░░░░░░ they ve already begun ░░░░░░░░ selecting their president and ░░░░░░░░ Congress As I said ░░░░░░░░ if the people choose ░░░░░░░░ Trump then the Senate ░░░░░░░░ give his nominee a ░░░░░░░░ and a vote If ░░░░░░░░ do not choose Trump ░░░░░░░░ choose me President Trump ░░░░░░░░ nomination should be withdrawn ░░░░░░░░ should nominate chosen by ░░░░░░░░ president who has just ░░░░░░░░ elected and by the ░░░░░░░░ to get a fair ░░░░░░░░ which would not even ░░░░░░░░ until early February Confirmation ░░░░░░░░ U S Constitution provides ░░░░░░░░ chance one for the ░░░░░░░░ to have their voices ░░░░░░░░ on who serves a ░░░░░░░░ appointment on the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ Who makes those big ░░░░░░░░ about their healthcare their ░░░░░░░░ rights and much else ░░░░░░░░ chance is now That ░░░░░░░░ is now The voters ░░░░░░░░ my view are not ░░░░░░░░ to stand for this ░░░░░░░░ of power and if ░░░░░░░░ re to call ourselves ░░░░░░░░ democracy their voices must ░░░░░░░░ heard I urge the ░░░░░░░░ people to keep voting ░░░░░░░░ lote your current senators ░░░░░░░░ your current senators know ░░░░░░░░ want to be heard ░░░░░░░░ the vote on confirmation ░░░░░░░░ a new justice I ░░░░░░░░ every senator to take ░░░░░░░░ step back from the ░░░░░░░░ take off the blinders ░░░░░░░░ Politics for just one ░░░░░░░░ moment and stand up ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution you swore ░░░░░░░░ uphold This is a ░░░░░░░░ to deescalate to put ░░░░░░░░ end to the shattering ░░░░░░░░ precedents that has thrown ░░░░░░░░ nation into chaos under ░░░░░░░░ president Just because you ░░░░░░░░ the power to do ░░░░░░░░ doesn t absolve you ░░░░░░░░ your responsibility to do ░░░░░░░░ by the American people ░░░░░░░░ your constitutional duty summon ░░░░░░░░ cons conscience stand up ░░░░░░░░ the people for the ░░░░░░░░ of checks and balances ░░░░░░░░ are watching Americans are ░░░░░░░░ We must listen to ░░░░░░░░ now We must allow ░░░░░░░░ to exercise this sacred 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