MEMBER OF CONGRESS
House of Representatives
“I don't like this amendment. I think it will lead to invasive exams of children who want to play sports. I want trans children to be able to play on the team they want. I think this amendment will hurt children.”
“I don't want this change to pass. It will stop the military from giving some healthcare to children. I think that is very bad. It will make some soldiers quit to get healthcare for their children. I don't want that. I want the military to keep those soldiers. I think this change is very bad. I want people to vote against it.”
“I don't want to ban transgender people from the military. I say they are good soldiers. I say they help our country. I say they should serve. I want you to vote no on this ban.”
“I don't like the other side's amendment. I say it kicks out transgender people who served well. I say it is based on hate and prejudice. I don't think it makes the military stronger. I say there is no evidence for it. I ask who we are as a country. I say it turns away strong people who want to serve. I say the public wants us to support all service members. I don't think we should make this law. I want you to vote no on this amendment.”
House of Representatives
“This is a good bill. The government should spend less on fraudsters. It should only spend on people who really need help. The bill does that. The government should focus on the people who are cheating the system. The bill will do that. That is good. I want this bill to pass. Our government will spend less money. That is good.”
“I support this bill. Some medical providers have been convicted of fraud. The government cannot stop paying those providers right away. The bill will let the government stop paying them sooner. That is good. It will protect taxpayers. Cheating the system is bad. People should not do it.”
House of Representatives
“A bad thing happened long ago. That makes me sad. A relative of mine survived it. Most of her classmates died. I want a treaty to limit weapons. I don't like that it expired. I blame Trump for letting it expire. I want us to make a new treaty. I think Congress should act.”
House of Representatives
“I want you to vote no on this bill. Many veterans don't like it. It will take money from some veterans to pay for other veterans. We should not do that. The government should find other ways to pay for this bill. I don't like pitting veterans against each other. We should not balance budgets on the backs of veterans. We should honor our contract with veterans. I join many veterans who oppose this bill.”
“This bill will cut benefits for some veterans with sleep apnea and tinnitus. The chairman is wrong. He says it won't do that. But it will. The VA can review and lower ratings. This bill will make current service members ineligible for these benefits. Even if they get hurt now. The Republicans are wrong. They want to treat two veterans with the same condition differently. I don't like that. Republicans don't ask for offsets for other big spending. But they want to cut benefits to pay for this. I want you to vote no.”
“I don't want to pay for this bill by taking money from other veterans. The Republicans want to spend $95 billion on many other things without an offset. Why should this bill be different? I want the Republicans to be consistent in their rules.”
“You want to spend a lot of money without offsets. But you want veterans to pay for their own bill. I don't think that's fair. I want you to admit that you treat veterans differently.”
“Many people don't want this bill. Veterans don't want this bill. It will cut benefits. I want to find another way to pay for it. We need to be brave and do what is right.”
“I don't believe you. Show me a name. You can't. I think you want to cut veterans' benefits. That's not right. I defy you.”
“You say the VA Secretary will make big cuts. I don't believe you. He backed down before when people complained. I want you to prove what you say.”
“You said the VA will change disability ratings. I want you to tell me who at the VA said that. Tell me the name.”
“I want to show you that some groups don't like this bill. I have letters from these groups. They don't want this bill to pass.”
“I don't want to cut veterans' benefits. That's bad. I want to spend more money on veterans. I want the government to keep studying this. I don't like the other side's bill. It's bad. I want to keep spending more on veterans. I think that's good. The other side is wrong. I want to fight them.”
“I don't want this veterans bill to pass. It cuts benefits for some veterans to pay for others. I think that is wrong. The bill is very long. It has many parts I don't like. Many veterans groups also don't like this bill. They think it is wrong to take from some veterans to give to others. I agree with them. There are some good things in the bill. But I don't like the bad things. So I don't support the bill. I think the other side only wants to cut veteran benefits. They spend a lot of money on other things. But they say we need to cut veteran benefits. I don't understand why. I don't think they should do that.”
