Americans Spoke and Republicans Were Routed
The historic drubbing the Democrats and Democrat aligned
elected officials gave the Republican Trump Administration has chastened the
offender-in-chief. Most heart warming are the legions of newly elected
Congressmen and women who are under age forty and congratulations to the one
hundred women elected to Congress. Special accolades to the physicians who ran
for office, outraged by the cutbacks in healthcare funding, research, and basic
public health. Thank you for your service to keep us healthy, for backing real
science, not “jacked-products-sold-over-the-internet,” for calling out the travesty
of the measles epidemic, because of Kennedy and his anti-vaccination campaign.
Physicians newly elected on November 4, 2026
Annie Andrews, M.D. Pediatrician-South Carolina
Abdul El-Sayed, M.D. Director Public Health Department-Michigan
Adam Hamawy, M.D. Surgeon, Volunteered in Gaza-New Jersey
Richard Pan, M.D, Pediatrician and Professor UC Davis-California
First 90
Days-Top 10 Actions
Now that the people have spoken and President Trump has conceded his desire to work with the newly elected Congress in January, let us get to work. Here is my top ten list for the first ninety days after Congress begins its session and most of it is achievable by repealing Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
1. Reinstate federal tax credits for the Affordable Care Act-so more people can obtain medical insurance-The ACA is partially revenue neutral, between income tax credit offsets and taxes for high income earners. Cost-55 billion annual
2. Reinstate the federal Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, which all states except: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin had implemented. Do not let the politics of these states jeopardize our hospital safety-net and the ability of working-class families to get health care. Cost-159 billion annually
3. Reinstate Supplemental Nutrition Income, so that low-income families can feed their children! There should be no hungry children in America. Cost-18 billion a year
4. Restore funding for essential public health in the National Institutes of Health including; health surveillance, epidemic preparedness, vaccine development, and supply. Cost-10 billion
5. Repeal the One Big Beautiful Bill- tax break for the rich, the affluent should not pay less tax than working-class people, but keep the Rural Health Initiative, a five year grant program worth fifty billion. Saving-370 billion annually
6. Stop subsidizing Israel’s war(s) with handouts from the American People-Saving-3.8 billion annually
7. Stop aggression against Iran, a wasteful and ineffective display of pugilism instead of diplomacy. Saving-47 billion in direct costs and another 10 billion indirect
8. Reinstate all Inspectors General for Federal Agencies-These positions are there to protect the American people from theft and miss use of Congressional funding. Audits should be immediately deployed to assess damages in terms of missing funds, data losses, and retaliation against whistle blowers. Revenue Neutral
9. The federal government needs to release documents to prosecutors and the courts as requested, specifically for the murders of civilians in I.C.E. actions, so charges can be filed. Revenue neutral
10. Cease and desist on all of Trump’s Napoleonic redecorating of the Whitehouse, grounds, and public parks. Stop all the gold guilding that Trump smears all over everything, worth at least five million. Saving-305 million As a show of frugality, since the East Wing of the Whitehouse was torn down without permission and the construction of the behemoth has so far cost taxpayers three hundred million, we can go back to using tents on the lawn for large events. Or dine on Melania’s stiletto friendly patio, previously the Rose Garden. This will improve the nation’s credit rating for bonds and reinforce the dollar is still a decent investment vehicle.
Total savings for the federal budget
Cutting war expenses saves close to sixty billion. Repealing
permanent lower taxes for the rich increases tax revenue. This frees up 373.8
billion plus the three hundred million stolen from national security funds for
redecorating. Meanwhile, the restoration of healthcare and food funding for the
people runs 224 billion. This nets federal budget savings of nearly150 billion
annually.
Finally, if it is not too much to ask, may I suggest
President Trump get rid of certain Cabinet members including; Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, Secretary of Defense, Pete
Hegseth, and Secretary of Health and Human Services, Bobby Kennedy.
And this is the healthpolicymaven signing off encouraging
you not to sign blanket releases when you agree to a procedure, do stipulate
that for which you confirm and which you decline.
This column has been in continuous publication since 2007
and accepts no compensation from any sector of the healthcare industry.
Opinions are those of policy analyst and freelance journalist, Roberta E.
Winter.
