Rep. Jackson Condemns National Guard Deployment in Chicago as Illegal

Government Shutdown Tactics

• ⚠️ Congressman Jackson criticizes government shutdowns as a tactic, comparing it to "playing with fire" and demanding negotiation "without a gun to our head."
• 🎯 He states that a recent large bill was passed without floor debate and without accepting any Democratic amendments, necessitating negotiation in the Senate.
• 🚫 The President has refused to sit down with leaders of both parties to negotiate, which is a typical part of the process.

Healthcare Affordability Concerns

• 🏥 Jackson refutes claims that Democrats want undocumented individuals to receive Medicaid benefits, citing the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 which prohibits this.
• 📉 He warns that a Senate compromise might include temporary extensions of COBRA subsidies for Obamacare but not what Democrats truly want, potentially leading to 16 million people losing healthcare affordability.
• 🏥 This could result in hospital closures, impacting communities like his first district in Illinois, which would see 24,000 people lose assistance.
• 💰 Jackson argues that the issue is one of priorities, with tax breaks for the wealthiest 1% occurring simultaneously with cuts to aid for the poorest.

National Guard Deployment in Chicago

• 🚨 Jackson describes the deployment of at least 300 National Guard troops into Chicago as a constitutional crisis and a violation of US law, specifically the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878.
• 💥 He recounts disturbing events near his home, including helicopters, ropes, people coming down, kicking in doors, zip-tying children, and tear gas, affecting a predominantly African-American neighborhood.
• ⚖️ He asserts that American citizens were rounded up and had guns put in their faces, questioning if this is the country we want.
• 🧐 Jackson points out that the deployment curiously targets black and brown communities.

Agricultural Trade War Impacts

• 🚜 Regarding President Trump's proposed $10 billion subsidy for farmers, Jackson states the President is breaking the law again by attempting to redirect tariff revenues without Congressional approval.
• 📉 He explains that the US has reduced its market share in China due to trade war tariffs, while countries like Brazil can export soybeans at a lower cost.
• 💸 The current situation is a "self-inflicted wound," with US soybeans potentially rotting because they cannot be competitively exported.