Klobuchar: One of the First Road Kills for OBBB Are 300 Rural Hospitals, 500 Nursing Homes

PSAKI Republicans may try ░░░░░░░░ write off those local ░░░░░░░░ from across the country ░░░░░░░░ local TV is very ░░░░░░░░ source of news but ░░░░░░░░ re already seeing the ░░░░░░░░ world impact of this ░░░░░░░░ ugly bill as well ░░░░░░░░ today a hospital in ░░░░░░░░ Nebraska announced plans to ░░░░░░░░ its outpost in a ░░░░░░░░ rural community In a ░░░░░░░░ the president and CEO ░░░░░░░░ community hospital said Unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ current financial environment driven ░░░░░░░░ anticipated federal budget cuts ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid has made it ░░░░░░░░ for us to continue ░░░░░░░░ all of our services ░░░░░░░░ me now is Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota ░░░░░░░░ Klobuchar it s great ░░░░░░░░ see you And you ░░░░░░░░ I have talked about ░░░░░░░░ impact on rural communities ░░░░░░░░ rural health care and ░░░░░░░░ before and I just ░░░░░░░░ to get your thoughts ░░░░░░░░ that last piece of ░░░░░░░░ I mean the bill ░░░░░░░░ passed today This is ░░░░░░░░ anticipation of the impact ░░░░░░░░ are you anticipating in ░░░░░░░░ of rural medical facilities ░░░░░░░░ your state as a ░░░░░░░░ of this bill passing ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ detail on my state ░░░░░░░░ I know what we ░░░░░░░░ going to see nationally ░░░░░░░░ I know exactly what ░░░░░░░░ in Nebraska because these ░░░░░░░░ are operating on a ░░░░░░░░ margin right They always ░░░░░░░░ on a thin margin ░░░░░░░░ I remember one of ░░░░░░░░ Republican senators said well ░░░░░░░░ one s going to ░░░░░░░░ they aren t going ░░░░░░░░ notice this happened they ░░░░░░░░ going to forget about ░░░░░░░░ Hospitals can t afford ░░░░░░░░ do that They have ░░░░░░░░ bottom line So what ░░░░░░░░ re going to see ░░░░░░░░ we ve already by ░░░░░░░░ way the Republicans know ░░░░░░░░ it as in one ░░░░░░░░ Thom Tillis over the ░░░░░░░░ issue spoke the truth ░░░░░░░░ the audacity to talk ░░░░░░░░ truth and then was ░░░░░░░░ with a primary and ░░░░░░░░ not to run again ░░░░░░░░ I think one of ░░░░░░░░ first roadkill sadly to ░░░░░░░░ of this are going ░░░░░░░░ be these rural hospitals ░░░░░░░░ of them 500 nursing ░░░░░░░░ One out of two ░░░░░░░░ in assisted living are ░░░░░░░░ who are on Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ also have 500 billion ░░░░░░░░ Medicare cuts that were ░░░░░░░░ by the fact that ░░░░░░░░ big beautiful betrayal of ░░░░░░░░ American people adds 4 ░░░░░░░░ in debt You know ░░░░░░░░ We just got the ░░░░░░░░ Jen That is 30 ░░░░░░░░ for every household That ░░░░░░░░ 1 000 for every ░░░░░░░░ So yeah they tried ░░░░░░░░ hide a bunch of ░░░░░░░░ stuff till later after ░░░░░░░░ midterms but some of ░░░░░░░░ stuff is going to ░░░░░░░░ in right away PSAKI ░░░░░░░░ like rural hospitals is ░░░░░░░░ good example of that.”