Texans Unite Against Medicaid Cuts

8 year old Tucker Waters is featured in this video. On Friday, April 1, 2011 he visits the Texas Capitol and participates in a rally and vigil to speak out against Texas House Bill 1 and the proposed budget cuts to Medicaid services. He speaks on the steps of the Capitol at the Nightlight Vigil on Friday evening. His words are powerful and moving. His speech is all the more amazing since his parents were told when he was younger that he would never talk. Tucker thanks the state for his speech therapy which enabled him to talk, his hippotherapy which helped give him courage, and his attendant care. He asks the Legislature to please not cut these services. He asks for services so he can remain in the community, in his home with his family. Tucker's voice rings out as he speaks for children, youth, and adults with disabilities across Texas. The video link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBacNrQsJ5Q. Tucker has Cerebral Palsy and lives in Austin.

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[RYanANarchyFTW]

such a brave boy....thank you for speaking out for my son too!!

[ewaters1969]

@RYanANarchyFTW

Thank you :-) Tucker is very glad to. 

[lnctc]

what specifically does this bill cut?

[ewaters1969]

@lnctc They are looking at cutting attendant care, medicaid waiver programs, education, etc.

[richardcblaine72]

@freba90 If you are so worried about healthcare for all the freeloaders who won't pay their own way or support their own children then YOU feel free to pay for it.

[richardcblaine72]

Let the freeloaders pay for their own insurance and healthcare for themselves and their children. It isn't up to the tax payers to pay for a bunch of deadbeats who refuse to pay their own way.

[MrTmsgsn]

Tucker, you are a true American HERO!

[freba90]

The GOP'S are just mean.I don't know how they sleep at night.Every one of

them should have to watch this.It is so sad it makes me want to cry.

[Dravencorvus92]

what an amazing little boy tucker open your eyes people keep medicaid for those that have to have it tired of all the illegal aliens getting every thing for free

[oneclassytouch]

instead of complaining about medicaid cuts,tell em we are tired of illegal aliens competing for taxpayer dollars in medicaid...We can no longer to afford to pay for Americans who should be helped and illegals who should be helped by their own countries taxpayers..

[lilacmay4]

In this video, Tucker Water speaks well outside the front

of the Texas Statehouse. I applaud for his spectacular

speech against the Texas Medicaid cuts.