Rep. Shontel Brown
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Celebrating the end to another successful OH-11 Housing Expo. A time was definitely had!
Rep. Shontel Brown154,185 просмотров • 6 дней назад
We have looked at gas prices Mr. President... they’re still way up because of your war.
Rep. Shontel Brown63,361 просмотров • 19 дней назад
🚨Despite being a member of the Oversight Committee who represents 750,000 Ohioans – I was just blocked from participating in today’s sham Oversight hearing on Medicaid fraud in Ohio. Why? Because they knew I was going to blast this hearing for what it was: nothing more than MAGA fear-mongering to justify Republican healthcare cuts. Nevermind that the GOP has run Ohio for 15 years. I won’t let my constituents be silenced. Since they wouldn’t let me say it in the room – here’s what I was going to say: Let’s dispense with the pretense. We should all agree that anyone who steals taxpayer dollars or exploits programs that help seniors, people with disabilities, and working families should be held accountable. Unfortunately, my Republican colleagues on this committee seem to look the other way each and every time this President pardons individuals convicted of Medicare fraud, tax fraud, securities fraud, and wire fraud. Give me a break. But let’s at least be honest – this hearing isn’t really about fraud … it’s about politics. This is a political hearing built on allegations that remain unproven, amplified by partisan actors, and aimed at justifying a broader political goal: cutting Medicaid and shifting blame away from those who have actually been in charge. Last year, Republicans cut nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy in their Big Ugly Law. Now they are holding hearings to convince the public the program itself is the problem. And to do it, they’ve elevated a half-rate conservative blogger as a key witness, someone who has spent years promoting baseless allegations like these .. and building a political following around them. As if that weren’t enough, they've assembled a witness list that looks less like a fraud investigation and more like a campaign event. In fact, two of the three majority witnesses here today were at a press conference just last week with the out-of-touch Republican candidate for governor – the same candidate who called Medicare and Medicaid quote-unquote a mistake … and called working families in Ohio lazy. So this isn’t really an investigation in search of facts, is it? It's a political campaign in search of headlines. Which brings me to the question Republicans cannot answer: which is it? Either these allegations are unproven, in which case this hearing is a political exercise built on speculation… Or they are true and systemic, in which case they represent a massive failure of oversight under Republican control. Because Republicans have had complete and total control of Ohio for more than fifteen years. They controlled the agencies responsible for provider enrollment. They controlled claims processing. They controlled fraud prevention. They controlled Medicaid administration. And they eliminated the Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee designed to catch exactly these problems. They don't get to spend years running the state and dismantling oversight, then show up in Washington shocked that oversight failed. So let's be clear: if providers committed fraud, they should be prosecuted. If taxpayer dollars were stolen, they should be recovered. But Congress should not be used as a stage for political campaigns, racial scapegoating, or attacks on Medicaid beneficiaries. The people who need home- and community-based services are not the villains here. The seniors trying to stay in their homes are not the villains here. People with disabilities trying to live independently are not the villains here. If fraud occurred, the responsibility lies with the bad actors who committed it and the oversight systems that failed to stop it. And if Republicans want answers about those failures, they should start by looking in the mirror to find out who has been running Ohio for the last decade and a half.
Rep. Shontel Brown21,935 просмотров • 9 дней назад
Trump is shutting down SNAP. It's wrong. It's illegal. Let's break it down.
Rep. Shontel Brown363,218 просмотров • 7 месяцев назад
Why am I voting NO to this CR bill? Because ultimately it’s 99 pages of Project 2025.
Rep. Shontel Brown632,703 просмотров • 1 год назад
This week, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, dealing a major blow to fair representation for Black Americans and other minorities. Republicans are already acting to eliminate majority-minority seats in Congress. Here’s what you need to know.
Rep. Shontel Brown30,179 просмотров • 1 месяц назад
I just spoke about Springfield, our Haitian neighbors, and the hate and racism motivating Trump’s mass deportation plans. Minutes later, a judge blocked the White House plan to end TPS status for thousands of Haitians in Ohio. Tonight, we celebrate and vow to keep fighting.
Rep. Shontel Brown47,770 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад
The SAVE Act is a disaster for voting rights, especially for women. Here’s what you need to know.
Rep. Shontel Brown31,223 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад
We've got to get hair products with formaldehyde off the shelves and out of salons. The Healthy Hair Act will work to effectively ban the use of this chemical in hair products. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and I got together to talk about the importance of this legislation in this moment.
Rep. Shontel Brown33,190 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад
Thank you Sen. Cory Booker for fighting for the American people. I stand with you!
Rep. Shontel Brown93,512 просмотров • 1 год назад
