{"id":1037604,"date":"2024-07-26T17:05:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T21:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1037604"},"modified":"2024-07-26T17:05:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T21:05:33","slug":"senator-tammy-duckworth-americans-with-disabilities-cant-afford-a-second-trump-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/senator-tammy-duckworth-americans-with-disabilities-cant-afford-a-second-trump-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Tammy Duckworth: Americans with Disabilities Can\u2019t Afford a Second Trump Term"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"341\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1031397\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png 1500w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=300,100 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=768,256 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=1024,341 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>On the 34th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, DNC Vice Chair Senator Duckworth lays out the stakes for the disability community: \u201cThis isn\u2019t about politics \u2013 any human being who suggests that people with disabilities \u2018should just die\u2019 is fundamentally unfit to serve.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>On the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, DNC Vice Chair Senator Tammy Duckworth released the following statement <\/em><\/strong><em>in response to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7002003\/donald-trump-disabled-americans-all-in-the-family\/\"><em>new reporting<\/em><\/a><em> on Donald Trump\u2019s comments and record on Americans with disabilities:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to describe the pain millions of Americans with disabilities are feeling in response to Donald Trump\u2019s newly-reported comments against folks with disabilities. But we know this is nothing new for him \u2014 he mocked a reporter with a physical disability, dismissed traumatic brain injuries as \u2018not very serious,\u2019 attempted to slash support for disabled veterans, and so much more. This isn\u2019t about politics, any human being who suggests that people with disabilities &#8216;should just die&#8217; is fundamentally unfit to serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd Trump\u2019s Project 2025 agenda would go even farther, as he threatens to rip away millions of Americans\u2019 health care coverage by terminating the Affordable Care Act. On the 34th anniversary of the ADA, we\u2019re reminded how far we\u2019ve come but how much work still remains, and we won\u2019t go backward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe disability community cannot afford another four years of Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The news about Trump\u2019s vile comment came just two weeks after the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AAPD\/status\/1811853792830480787\">American Association of People with Disabilities<\/a> responded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/19thnews.org\/2024\/07\/rnc-aapd-leading-disability-organization-denied-access\/\">RNC\u2019s decision to deny AAPD <\/a>observer passes. <a href=\"https:\/\/19thnews.org\/2024\/07\/rnc-aapd-leading-disability-organization-denied-access\/\">The Democratic National Convention<\/a> will, however, be giving AAPD table space and has been clear that it values AAPD\u2019s place at the Democratic National Convention.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trump has an alarming record of disregarding, denigrating, and directly harming Americans with disabilities:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trump faced a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/donald-trump-disabilities-violations_n_57e44c0be4b08d73b8307075\">lawsuits<\/a> for failing to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PX9reO3QnUA\">mocked<\/a> a reporter with a physical disability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/01\/22\/politics\/trump-us-service-members-traumatic-brain-injuries\/index.html\">dismissed<\/a> traumatic brain injuries as \u201cnot very serious.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Trump administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/12\/24\/business\/trump-administration-nursing-home-penalties.html#:~:text=The%20Trump%20administration%20is%20scaling,by%20the%20nursing%20home%20industry.\">scaled back the use of fines<\/a> against nursing homes that harm residents or place them in grave risk of injury.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trump has called Social Security, which millions of Americans with disabilities rely on, a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/04\/27\/politics\/trump-desantis-social-security-ponzi-scheme\/index.html\">Ponzi Scheme<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trump\u2019s proposed budget for FY18 would have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2017\/06\/14\/trump-budget-proposal-slash-benefits-veterans-dead-arrival-congress\/395765001\/\">slashed individual unemployment benefits for disabled veterans<\/a> by more than $40.8 billion over 10 years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While he was in office, each of Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/02\/09\/trump-desantis-biden-social-security-medicare\/\">budgets called for Social Security and Medicare cuts<\/a>. Trump himself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/article\/trumps-plan-privatize-medicare\/\">encouraged expanded privatization of Medicare plans.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trump proudly says he wants to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2020-election\/trump-says-obamacare-must-die-biden-says-he-ll-make-n1244454\">terminate<\/a>\u201d the Affordable Care Act \u2014 which would endanger the health care coverage of the 45 million Americans enrolled in coverage through the ACA marketplace and Medicaid expansion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When asked about cuts to Medicare and Social Security in a second term in 2020, Trump said \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cukyV5UGuEE&amp;t=1988s\">Oh we\u2019ll be cutting<\/a>,\u201d and he doubled down this year, saying, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/03\/11\/politics\/trump-entitlements-social-security-medicare\/index.html\">There\u2019s a lot you can do\u2026 in terms of cutting.<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trump\u2019s Project 2025 agenda would go even further in harming Americans with disabilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Project 2025 agenda includes eliminating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/article\/project-2025-would-eliminate-head-start-severely-restricting-access-to-child-care-in-rural-america\/\">Head Start<\/a>, which has helped over <a href=\"https:\/\/eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov\/publication\/what-know-about-10-eligibility-requirement#:~:text=Our%20program%20is%20over%2010,eligible%20for%20services%20under%20IDEA%20.\">3 million<\/a> children with disabilities since its beginning in 1972.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Project 2025 agenda would put Medicaid on a path to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-features\/trump-republicans-privatize-medicare-1234960808\/\">privatization<\/a>, leaving Americans with disabilities and preexisting conditions left to pay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-features\/trump-republicans-privatize-medicare-1234960808\/\">exorbitant<\/a> out- of-pocket costs.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0Trump\u2019s Project 2025 agenda calls for time-limit or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/article\/project-2025-medicaid-lifetime-cap-proposal-threatens-health-care-coverage-for-up-to-18-5-million-americans\/\">lifetime caps to be added<\/a> to Medicaid, which could threaten over 18 million Americans\u2019 health care coverage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Project 2025 agenda would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/article\/project-2025-prescription-drug-plan-would-increase-costs-for-as-many-as-18-5-million-seniors-and-others-with-medicare\/\">raise<\/a> prescription drug prices by repealing the Biden-Harris administration\u2019s caps on out-of-pocket drug costs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Project 2025 agenda calls for the total elimination of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/education\/4766919-project-2025-trump-campaign-biden-heritage-foundation-public-education\/\">U.S. Department of Education<\/a> and would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/article\/project-2025s-elimination-of-title-i-funding-would-hurt-students-and-decimate-teaching-positions-in-local-schools\/#:~:text=Moreover%2C%20Project%202025%20proposes%20disinvestments%20in%20programs%20that%20support%20states%20in%20meeting%20the%20academic%20needs%20of%20the%20nation%E2%80%99s%20most%20vulnerable%20students%2C%20including%20students%20with%20disabilities%20served%20by%20the%20Individuals%20with%20Disabilities%20Education%20Act%20and%20low%2Dincome%20students%20at%20Title%20I%2Deligible%20schools.\">gut<\/a> funding for programs that support students with disabilities.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the 34th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, DNC Vice Chair Senator Duckworth lays out the stakes for the disability community: \u201cThis isn\u2019t about politics \u2013 any human being who suggests that people with disabilities \u2018should just die\u2019 is fundamentally unfit to serve.\u201d On the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1037604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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