Summary
The Senate confirmed Dr. Mehmet Oz as head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in a 53-45 party-line vote.
Oz will oversee healthcare for over half the U.S. population, including Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA programs, amid debates over Medicaid cuts.
He supports work requirements for Medicaid recipients.
He’s also embraced RFK Jr.‘s campaign to redesign the country’s food supply, reject vaccine mandates, and cast doubt on some long-established scientific research.
It’s soul crushing at this point to see how effectively a bad actor can fuck up the US. A carnival barker is nominating arsonists and telling everyone the bonfire is going to be amazing and loved by all, and instead of giving consideration to what the fuel for the bonfire will be, the half of the Senate comprised of arsonists and pyromaniacs has decided the bonfire must be funded at all costs and should be the biggest bonfire ever.
I fucking hate this. Fuck fascists.
I think it’s gone underappreciated how much a government depends more on the quality of the people in power than the structure of government.
Bruh it’s not a bad actor, this couldn’t have been done if our politicians weren’t so greedy, and actually gave a damn about the American people.
Russia is extremely happy about all of this.
As a fire performer in the circus, please don’t compare us to this trash heap. The circus is full of queer outcasts, and anyone in theater knows how much work is involved in a show.