MO trends track recent national numbers showing huge increase in deaths of despair. And data tells us these trends hitting working people hardestpic.twitter.com/lEst2SNXWF
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DC consumed w/ partisan theatrics, but to me, one of the biggest stories of the week was new report from MO Dept of Health showing life expectancy DROPPED in MO last year - and has been sliding since 2012. Driven by big increases in suicide, drug abuse, and murders
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We are watching the slow-motion collapse of the working class in our country. That is the defining crisis of our time. Crisis encompasses white & black, rural & urban. How we respond will define our future. Shared a few thoughts about this challenge on the Senate floorpic.twitter.com/3gZ8gfjv3l
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BECAUSE MISSOURI HASN’T EXPANDED MEDICAID!!!
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but we did expand guns
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The refusal to not only expand Medicaid but to kick people off of it. The lack of a decent living wage, a simple raise of the minimum wage will decrease suicides. An honest look at meth and how to end addiction. Just a few thoughts...
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Missouri cut Medicaid and tried to kill ACA! What did you expect?? This isn’t a wealthy state. Medicaid expansion has been PROVEN to both help pop health but also the economy of states. My god, man. I thought you went to Yale??
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Hawley is still the lead in the lawsuit to take healthcare from all including Vets and Civilians, inclusive of coverage for pre-existing conditions.
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Yet you aren’t demanding a vote on the house passed bills to start solving 2 of those problems. Suicides are more successful when the weapon is a gun as are homicides. Get a vote on red flag laws and universal background checks.
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NRA gave Joshua a lot of money, so don’t hold your breath waiting for him to do the right thing.
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I guess that’s what happens when Missouri has one-party Republican rule. Good point, Josh.
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