Senator Marshall: 97% of Rural America Voted for Trump: He’s Not Going to Let Them Fail
Senator Marshall Joins NewsNation
Washington – On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined The Hill on NewsNation to discuss day two of the Schumer Shutdown and what’s at stake for rural America and our health care system, and Republicans’ policy solutions.
Click HERE or on the image above to listen to Senator Marshall’s full interview.
On the reality of a government shutdown resolution:
“Yeah. Lindsey, well, you know, I’m a doctor. I’m an OB doctor. I would love to give this legislation some Pitocin right now and get some get this legislation moving somewhere. But it’s not happening. And with all due respect, I think the reason why this is a political shutdown is that Chuck Schumer has responded to the far left, liberal side of his party, who have forced him to shut down. They forced him to take this hostage. You know, basically, they’re saying that they want us to extend these COVID subsidies for health care. Look, I’m very willing to talk about those subsidies, but not in the context of keeping the government open. I think these are two separate issues. And just remind the Democrats that in a similar situation with Joe Biden as president, they passed about $2 trillion of extra spending each year, and when it came for us to keep the government open, we did that without asking them to retract that money. So, I think that America is seeing through this, and they’re going to claim this as a Schumer shutdown.”
On the fraud happening within our health care system:
“Yeah, so I think let’s be a little bit more specific. The COVID subsidies were meant to expire in five years. The real problem with these subsidies, though, is the fraud. They’ve grown from 50 to $150 billion a year. We think there’s $25 billion a year of fraud. We need to go back and figure out where that fraud is coming from. And then the real elephant in the room is the cost of health care. Those premiums are going to go up this year. Americans are paying 400% more for health care today than they were a couple of decades ago. So, let’s fall back. Let’s work on the true problems. That’s the cost of health care, rather than just asking the government to pay more and more of the subsidy.”
On government jobs being cut as a product of the shutdown:
“You know, I’m sure when we go back on the floor tomorrow, we’ll talk with them, some of those people. I’m in a bipartisan prayer breakfast every Wednesday morning as well. So, we’ll see each other, hopefully tomorrow. And it’s pretty scarce right now. I think I saw only one other member of Congress in the in the entire capital today. I don’t think there’s any movement today. And again, I think the real movement is just a commitment that Republicans will negotiate with them on these COVID subsidies for the ACA legislation.”
On whether this is a Schumer shutdown or not:
“This is a political Schumer shutdown that he is being threatened by AOC, the squad, and the left, that he’s scared of a primary. But more than that, I think he’s concerned that AOC and these liberals are cannibalizing their own party. So, he sees this party slipping away from him. They forced him to take this hostage, the health care issues that we’ve talked about, and now they’re asking him to shoot the hostage as well. So, he’s in quite a quagmire. Darn if he does, darned if he doesn’t. I think what he’s hoping is, after a week, that the far left will say, okay, enough. You shut down the government. It’s time to move on.”
On President Trump’s commitment to rural America:
“Look, 97% of rural counties voted for President Trump. He’s not going to let them fail. He’s got their back. This is a short gap measure. The good thing is, from our One Big, Beautiful Bill, we passed legislation that’s going to help with crop insurance and problems like this, but it’s not going to be impactful until next year. So, I think this is a bridge to the future. The other thing we can focus on that’s a President Trump priority is the tax credit called 45Z, which is going to help us take these soybeans and turn them into jet fuel someday. So, there are other things we can do besides trade. By the way, we’re going to have increased exports of soybeans of five or 10% over last year. We had a steady decline in export and farm income under Joe Biden, but now we’re on the way back up.”
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