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Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act

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Jason Smith

Republican
“I want to cheer for a program that spends money in my district.”
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Jason Smith

Republican
“I want this bill to pass. It spends money on programs for disabled people. It will make them work more. The government needs to spend more money to help disabled people work. We had a hearing where someone said work is good. The bill's author used to help veterans. I want to talk about him to make the bill look good. I say this bill has support from both parties. I want my colleagues to pass the bill.”
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Judy Chu

Democrat
“You are bad. The other side is bad and mean. The bill is bad. It does not protect benefits. It gives authority to the wrong people. It could reduce benefits. The other side wants to cut benefits. They tried before. The bill could make things worse. The other side should not be trusted. They made things worse. They should fix the problems they caused. The bill does not fix the problems. It does not help people. It is a bad bill. People need protection. The bill does not protect them. I want you to vote no on this bill.”
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Austin Scott

Republican
“I want this bill to pass. It will help disabled veterans work more without losing their benefits. A marine lost his legs and wants to work more. But if he earns too much he loses his benefits. That is not good. The bill will let disabled people work more and still get benefits. It is voluntary. They can choose to work. They will have more money at the end of the month. It is good for disabled veterans and other disabled people. I hope everyone supports it.”
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Judy Chu

Democrat
“You say you want to help veterans. But your bill does not help them. It does not even mention the veterans you talk about. You did not plan to help them. You just say 'trust us'. But we should not trust you. If you really want to help, vote on the other bill that helps veterans. But you did not. You lie about wanting to help.”
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Danny K. Davis

Democrat
“You say you want to help disabled people. But your bill does not help them. It takes away their benefits. You want to give the Trump administration power to cut benefits. They already tried to cut benefits by $50 billion. They made it harder to get benefits. They made disabled people prove they are still disabled. Your bill gives them more power to do that. That is wrong. We should help disabled people, not hurt them. You should vote against this bill. I am against this bill.”
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Judy Chu

Democrat
“You want to give the government power to cut benefits for disabled people. I don't trust the government with that power. They already tried to cut benefits before. The government should not cut these benefits. Disabled people earned them. They need them to live. This bill puts those benefits at risk. That is bad. I want you to vote against this bill.”
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Jason Smith

Republican
“I want this bill to pass. It will help disabled veterans. I want you to vote for it. The other side does not want to help veterans. They want to control people's benefits. They want to control people's lives. That is bad. I want to give veterans the dignity of work. I want them to live better lives.”
Our translation 79% shorter