""They would rather have us focus in and debate a misunderstood and vulnerable one percent of the population," she said during a press scrum outside the Capitol with out Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), "instead of focusing in on the fact that they are raiding everyone's health care in order to pay for tax breaks for the wealthiest one percent.""
""All Republican politicians care about is making the rich richer and attacking trans people.""
""They are obsessed with trans people," McBride said. "I actually think they think more about trans people than trans people think about trans people.""
House Republican leadership scheduled multiple votes on anti-trans bills while Affordable Care Act premium subsidies are set to expire at year-end, risking higher monthly premiums. One bill would ban gender-affirming care for trans youth and restrict adult access; another would block Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care. Republican leadership declined to hold a vote to extend ACA subsidies, prompting four House Republicans to join Democrats in filing a petition to force a vote. Critics said the prioritization of anti-trans measures over healthcare affordability reflects a focus on tax breaks for the wealthy at the expense of public health.
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