“They are probably employed for this”

Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) released protests against the proposed Medicaid On Wednesday, suggesting that demonstrators were “probably employed” and rejected their fears as a “high level of sugar” from expenses from the pandemic times.

“We do everything in our power to make Medicaid more efficient and keep it for their future,” Marshall told reporters. “I guess that they probably hired it to some extent.”

Protesters gathered outside the meeting of the Energy and House Commission Capitol Hill On Tuesday, to protest against potential reductions in the benefits of Medicaid, when Republicans are working on the Act on budget reconciliation. A quiet demonstration led to dozens of arrests.

Julie Farrar, activist with the organization of the rights of disabled people he said Politico, in which about 90 members of its group took part. She said that “they literally fight for our survival.”

“I just greet your home, they make progress,” said Marshall in defense of the committee. “This is a difficult job, difficult work here. Everyone has been at sugar height for the last four years because of Covid and it is difficult to get off this sugar.”

Comments were quickly condemned in social media and by spokeswoman who accused the senator of trivializing justified fears and attempts to delegitimize bottom -up activism.

“Classic projection”, one user x he said. “Republicans have to pay for each crowd and accumulate, because when the left is collected, it is always assumed that they receive remuneration.”

Others pointed out that Marshall’s comments emphasize the growing disconnection between legislators and citizens affected by their policy.

“This guy is so completely without contact!” other wrote. “People who fight financially, and those who are disabled do not have” sugar height “.

Marshall has previously Called protesting “paid problems”, an allegation that was also issued by President Donald Trump and the head of Doge Elon Musk, despite the lack of evidence to support the claim.

When GOP tries to finalize the “great beautiful bill” promised to President Trump, Medicaid is still a political inflammatory point, and Republican legislators insist on savings reforms, and Democrats warn that the proposed changes can be dismantled by millions of Americans of the necessary care.