Executive Director of @healthaccess, fighting for quality, affordable health care for all Californians.
Sacramento, CA
Joined November 2011
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Amanda McAllister-Wallner | she/her retweeted
LIVE AT 10AM TODAY, our executive director @TheWallner, @CPEHN's Kiran Savage-Sangwan, and @DisabilityVU's Judy Marks join @KALW for a round table discussion on the impact the Big Ugly Bill will have on our health care. #FightForOurHealth
Tune in: kalw.org/show/your-call
Amanda McAllister-Wallner | she/her retweeted
While the GOP smears poor people, it’s really Walmart & Amazon looting Medicaid + SNAP to subsidize low pay.
Corporate America = the real welfare queens.
Don’t miss @hiltzikm in @latimes:
latimes.com/business/story/2…
Amanda McAllister-Wallner | she/her retweeted
When Valadao voted for the #ACA repeal, which included Medicaid cuts that hit his district hardest, maybe it was the influence of Speaker McCarthy from the contiguous district.
But he lost his seat over that vote. And knew this budget's impacts, given all the letters he signed.
This was a lie. David Valadao turned his back on over half a million Central Valley residents in his district who rely on Medi-Cal, and the rural hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and more who receive more than 50% of their funding from Medicaid.
527,192 people to be exact - and almost 9 out of 10 kids
Outrageous!
laborcenter.berkeley.edu/med…
Amanda McAllister-Wallner | she/her retweeted
Again, @RepDonBacon, you know this isn’t true: a clinic in your own state just announced they’re closing because of the Medicaid cuts you’re voting for:
klkntv.com/rural-southwest-n…
.@RepDavidValadao, @RepYoungKim & all 7 CA Republicans showed us where their loyalties lie:
Not with their constituents who will lose health care
Not with hospitals facing closure
Not with families who rely on SNAP for food assistance
But with their wealthy donors - period.
⁉️@RepDavidValadao & @RepYoungKim promised they would vote no on any proposal that threatened to close rural hospitals & increase the cost of care for working people, but that’s exactly what they voted for. This bill won't make America great—only sicker, poorer & closer to death.
Amanda McAllister-Wallner | she/her retweeted
The House passed the #BigUglyBill that will cut Medicaid & fund family separations while making the ultra-rich richer. @KenCalvert @RepDavidValadao @RepYoungKim voted for this bill.
Here's some of what's in it.
#BigBeautifulBill #ItPassed #Illegal #KidsHealth #ProtectOurCare
Amanda McAllister-Wallner | she/her retweeted
They did not get any changes in this bill after it came back to the House. Zero. The bill that they criticized as horrible is the bill that they will be voting on -- and many of them voting for -- this afternoon.
Amanda McAllister-Wallner | she/her retweeted
On policy, Valadao's Central Valley district is 2/3 depending on Medicaid coverage. On politics, he literally lost his election after voting to repeal the ACA. On process, he sent a letter last week against the Senate bill, seeking changes. He has every reason to vote no.
Watching a news quad-box, as I often do when there’s a big vote happening. Very disappointed that fox is the only one covering the reconciliation vote
Amanda McAllister-Wallner | she/her retweeted
REMINDER: This is a critical procedural vote for the OBBBA ("Big Beautiful Bill Act). It is the rule allowing for the bill to come up and get an up or down vote.
If this fails, the GOP can hold another rule vote another time. But they may have larger problems. (Or not.)
Amanda McAllister-Wallner | she/her retweeted
The U.S. Senate just voted to pass the big ugly bill—a bill that rips almost a trillion dollars way from #Medicaid, while also making major policy changes with little oversight. It's our last chance to stop it—tell House Representatives: VOTE NO. bit.ly/NOBigUglyCuts
ALT PROTECT MEDICAID Tell Congress: Vote NO on the big, ugly, bill! Call 1-202-224-3121; Send a letter bit.ly/NoBigUglyCuts
House Republicans are anxious and frantic. Will their fretting translating into actual action though? Your constituents don't care about how many letters you sign onto, they care how you vote. politico.com/live-updates/20…
“This bill is headed back to the House with even deeper cuts to Medicaid. Now is NOT the time for empty words and platitudes. Now is the time for @RepDavidValadao
to stand with his constituents and make a difference by voting against this devastating bill.” - our ED,
@TheWallner
Amanda McAllister-Wallner | she/her retweeted
“This bill is headed back to the House with even deeper cuts to Medicaid. Now is NOT the time for empty words and platitudes. Now is the time for @RepDavidValadao
to stand with his constituents and make a difference by voting against this devastating bill.” - our ED,
@TheWallner
Amanda McAllister-Wallner | she/her retweeted
The @Fight4OurHealth coalition is outside @RepDavidValadao’s office again today, pleading with him to vote no on the big, ugly bill passed by the U.S. Senate this morning; because cutting health care is UNPATRIOTIC. #ProtectMedicaid #FightForOurHealth
Amanda McAllister-Wallner | she/her retweeted
Incredible stuff from @HawleyMO here. If he doesn’t like this bill that does exactly what he claims to be against, he should call his senator and ask him to vote no.
