Rep. Jim McGovern, speaking in a House floor debate after the midterm elections, accuses Republicans of cutting health care and food assistance to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. He says they looked the other way while the rich and powerful enriched themselves, and that the value of the president's own oil and gas investments has gone up by tens of millions of dollars as the war in Iran goes on.
The receipt
- Who
- Rep. Jim McGovern
- Where
- floor - House floor debate after the midterm elections
- Original footage
- Forbes Breaking News · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 45 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 261 on Instagram
Read the transcript
Republicans chose to cut health care and food assistance to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. They've let corporate greed run wilds. They've spent the last two years looking the other way while the rich and the powerful enrich themselves while the rest of America falls behind. They've let this war in Iran go on and on and on while the value of the president's own oil and gas investments goes up and up and up by tens of millions of dollars. Are you kidding me? And Republicans wonder why people are fed up. This whole damn system is upside down.
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