In New Video, Sen. Warren, Constituent Reunite to Underscore How Republicans’ Massive Health Care Cuts Will Hurt Families
Liam Barry, constituent: “I can’t believe I’m reading this letter 8 years later, still fighting for my mom to have health care. Cutting Medicaid will affect millions of American families just like mine, Republican and Democrat alike.”
Warren: “[T]his is a righteous fight. Back in 2017, we stopped them from ending health care for millions of people, we can do it again.”
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new video underscoring how Congressional Republicans’ plans for massive cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act will hurt families. The video, featuring a teenage constituent from Worthington, MA, tells the story of how his family will be harmed by the proposed cuts, and draws a connection between Republicans’ assault on health care in 2017 and today.
In 2017, Senator Warren read her then-10-year-old constituent’s letter to President Trump on the Senate floor. In the letter, Liam Barry explained that his family relies on protections in the Affordable Care Act for coverage due to his mother’s illness, and asked Trump not to cut their care. In the newly-released video, entitled “Liam's Letter to President Trump on Medicaid: 8 Years Later,” a now 18-year-old Liam reads a new version of his letter, and Senator Warren shares her thoughts on today’s fight.
“I can’t believe I’m reading this letter eight years later, still fighting for my mom to have health care. Cutting Medicaid will affect millions of American families just like mine, Republican and Democrat alike,” said Liam Barry.
“I talk a lot about righteous fights — this is a righteous fight. Back in 2017, we stopped [Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress] from ending health care for millions of people. We can do it again,” said Senator Warren.
Transcript: Liam's Letter to President Trump on Medicaid: 8 Years Later
YouTube
May 19, 2025
Liam Barry (2017): Dear President Trump
Liam Barry (2025): and Republicans in Congress.
Liam Barry (2017): My name is Liam Barry
Liam Barry (2025): and I am 18 years old. 8 years ago, my Senator, Elizabeth Warren, read a letter I wrote to you about my mom on the Senate floor.
Senator Warren (2017): I don’t know if President Trump ever read that letter, but I'm going to read it right now into the congressional record: “Dear President Trump, my name is Liam Barry, and I am 10 years old.”
Liam Barry (2017): My mother has been very ill.
Liam Barry (2025): My mother is still very ill. Thanks to Medicaid, my mom gets the care she needs and the medication she needs. If you cut Medicaid,
Liam Barry (2017): My mother will not be able to get the care she needs.
Liam Barry (2025): I can’t believe I’m reading this letter eight years later, still fighting for my mom to have health care. Cutting Medicaid will affect millions of American families just like mine, Republican and Democrat alike.
Liam Barry (2017): I know there are millions of kids in the same situation as me, so please think of them when you read this. Sincerely, Liam Barry.
Senator Warren (2017): Mr. President, I get letters and emails everyday from families begging me not to let Republicans in Congress tear up health care in this country.
Senator Warren (2025): I’m still getting letters from people who are terrified that Donald Trump and the Republicans are going to tear away their health care. I talk a lot about righteous fights — this is a righteous fight. Back in 2017, we stopped them from ending health care for millions of people. We can do it again.
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