Hi, this is Congressman ████████████ at █████████████ I'm calling to invite you to a live digital town hall that I'm hosting right now. To join. Just stay on the line. We'll talk about the government shutdown and here. Covered in ██████████'s executive director discuss the impacts of republican budget cuts to health care. Again to participate, stay on the line. To ask a question, press star three. If you'd like to watch the live stream, visit █████████████████, ███. Live. The call will begin momentarily. Please hold while we connect you to your access live event. This access live event is currently in progress. Please note that this call may be monitored, recorded, or rebroadcast. Right now to ask a question and star six to subscribe to the congressman's newsletter. With that. I'll turn it over to Congressman ████████████. Congressman, the floor is yours. Thank you, █████. Good evening, everyone, and thank you for joining us tonight. I'm your congressman. ████████████, and I'm excited to be hosting tonight's live digital town hall. And it's an emergency one. Given the shutdown of the federal government and the healthcare crisis that is looming, I am honored. To be joined by ██████████████, the executive director of covered ██████████, who is going to share her insights about how federal healthcare policies are going to impact us here at home in ██████████ and in the district. We'll also be answering questions from our live audience about the healthcare crisis that the majority republican party has caused. And later, I'll be taking your questions about the broader impacts of the federal government. Shutdown you can watch a live stream of tonight's event online at ███████████ House. Gov live that's █████████████████. ███. Live for our audience on the phone tonight. If you would like to ask a question, press star. Three to get connected with our staff. Press star three, if you'd like to ask a question. Tonight marks exactly one week since the government shut down after House Republicans left ██████████████. My democratic colleagues and I were in ██ last week urging a bipartisan deal that would keep the government open and help ensure millions of Americans didn't lose access to their health care. Republicans control the House. They control the Senate, and we know they control the White House. █████ and the Republican Party chose to shut down the government instead of coming to the negotiating table. And if you know my history in ██████████. I've always worked in a bipartisan way, and this is very clear. Clearly a resource actions. Unfortunately, they're focused more on tax breaks for wealthy billionaires and millionaires and corporations having made extreme cuts to vital healthcare programs, including Medicaid, And. Earlier this year, I spent over ██ hours straight in an energy and Commerce committee hearing trying to stop the majority from cutting. Billions of dollars from Medicaid, or as we know it in California medical. Now they're, trying to make health care even more costly by undermining the Affordable Care act, which is sort of long been a priority. We know it as Obamacare or the ACA. The landmark federal legislation that insured millions of Americans could afford. health