Moulton on Veteran Layoffs: Congress Is Not Doing Its Job ‘Because Republicans Are in Charge’ and They’re All Scared of Trump

RUSH TRANSCRIPT WITT All ░░░░░░░░ Let s you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ I want to get ░░░░░░░░ that because there s ░░░░░░░░ so much backlash specifically ░░░░░░░░ the cuts to veterans ░░░░░░░░ along with swaths of ░░░░░░░░ who ve been losing ░░░░░░░░ jobs Politico reports even ░░░░░░░░ Republican lawmakers are making ░░░░░░░░ calls to the White ░░░░░░░░ opposing the cuts and ░░░░░░░░ members and those who ░░░░░░░░ them they re speaking ░░░░░░░░ at town halls Take ░░░░░░░░ listen STRICKLAND I m ░░░░░░░░ army veteran and I ░░░░░░░░ a trauma therapist To ░░░░░░░░ specifically With current military ░░░░░░░░ and their family members ░░░░░░░░ reckless actions are Literally ░░░░░░░░ to cause Service members ░░░░░░░░ veterans their lives For ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ our ability to continue ░░░░░░░░ offer any kind of ░░░░░░░░ and our practices will ░░░░░░░░ FRAY These senseless Cuts ░░░░░░░░ hurting real people It ░░░░░░░░ shameful that we aren ░░░░░░░░ supporting The women and ░░░░░░░░ who volunteer to Serve ░░░░░░░░ the military and it ░░░░░░░░ shameful That we are ░░░░░░░░ providing the care they ░░░░░░░░ WITT Do you think ░░░░░░░░ our veterans will be ░░░░░░░░ issue where the administration ░░░░░░░░ faces strong opposition from ░░░░░░░░ own party MOULTON I ░░░░░░░░ it could be but ░░░░░░░░ ve done so much ░░░░░░░░ illegal stuff Alex And ░░░░░░░░ the Republican opposition has ░░░░░░░░ almost silent I mean ░░░░░░░░ is not doing its ░░░░░░░░ because Republicans are in ░░░░░░░░ and they re all ░░░░░░░░ scared of Trump They ░░░░░░░░ just scared to stand ░░░░░░░░ to Trump and Musk ░░░░░░░░ do our constitutional responsibilities ░░░░░░░░ keeping the executive in ░░░░░░░░ and making sure they ░░░░░░░░ the law It turns ░░░░░░░░ that Congress passes budget ░░░░░░░░ has the power of ░░░░░░░░ purse So we re ░░░░░░░░ ones who should be ░░░░░░░░ whether or not budgets ░░░░░░░░ increased or decreased But ░░░░░░░░ Republicans under Republican leadership ░░░░░░░░ don t have any ░░░░░░░░ at all And what ░░░░░░░░ this mean for veterans ░░░░░░░░ I go to the ░░░░░░░░ myself I made a ░░░░░░░░ to continuing getting my ░░░░░░░░ care at the VA ░░░░░░░░ I got elected to ░░░░░░░░ So I see every ░░░░░░░░ the waiting lists you ░░░░░░░░ the long lines to ░░░░░░░░ care how long it ░░░░░░░░ to get an appointment ░░░░░░░░ of that is going ░░░░░░░░ get worse And the ░░░░░░░░ why the VA expanded ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration which ░░░░░░░░ one of the reasons ░░░░░░░░ ll hear the Trump ░░░░░░░░ cite for making cuts ░░░░░░░░ expansion under Biden The ░░░░░░░░ why it expanded is ░░░░░░░░ they dramatically improved and ░░░░░░░░ benefits by passing the ░░░░░░░░ act by giving veterans ░░░░░░░░ myself care for exposure ░░░░░░░░ burn pits in Iraq ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan for example which ░░░░░░░░ been shown to cause ░░░░░░░░ So when we re ░░░░░░░░ to the VA to ░░░░░░░░ care that we need ░░░░░░░░ deserve because of a ░░░░░░░░ expansion of benefits under ░░░░░░░░ Biden much to his ░░░░░░░░ that is going to ░░░░░░░░ cut off by Trump ░░░░░░░░ Musk just slashing all ░░░░░░░░ workforce So veterans are ░░░░░░░░ to wait longer I ░░░░░░░░ there was a scandal ░░░░░░░░ too long ago about ░░░░░░░░ dying on waiting lists ░░░░░░░░ can expect to see ░░░░░░░░ start happening again.”