 So I think it is absolutely unacceptable that Joe Biden chose near-attendant to be the director of the OMB. That is a slap in the face to all of the progressive activists that helped him get elected. Without them, he would have lost the selection, and that's how he repays them. It's not shocking, but it's still infuriating. On top of that, I think it's absolutely outrageous that he's even considering Rahm Emanuel to be transportation secretary, even if it doesn't happen. Again, the mere fact that he's considering someone that egregious, who covered up the murder of Laquan McDonald, is completely disgusting and morally reprehensible. So he's made some bad choices, some other meh choices, and choices that I think are inoffensive. But who he is considering to be HHS secretary? Maybe the worst pick he's considered yet. So as Julia Rock and Andrew Perez of the Daily Poster report, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo has presided over one of the deadliest COVID outbreaks in the country, and new documents obtained by the Daily Poster detail how she helped nursing home lobbyists shield health care companies from coronavirus related lawsuits. Now, Raimondo, a former Wall Street executive, is reportedly considered for the nation's top health care policy job in the incoming Biden administration. Politico reported last week that Raimondo, who made her name slashing state workers pensions, is one of the finalists to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under President-elect Joe Biden. Raimondo was also previously considered for Treasury Secretary, according to the American prospect, as Governor Raimondo has slammed proposals to expand Medicare to cover everyone. Amid the pandemic in August, her administration approved health insurance companies' steep premium increases that were criticized by the state's Democratic Attorney General as unnecessary and ill-advised. Health insurers have been raking in record profits with fewer people seeking health care because of the pandemic. Raimondo has also pushed for Medicaid cuts that nursing home workers warned would result in unsafe staffing levels, and in April, she issued an executive order sought by health care industry lobbyists that shielded nursing homes from lawsuits when their business decisions injure or kill people. The order was later expanded to shield nursing homes, hospitals, and other health care providers. While the Biden transition team is reportedly considering Raimondo for HHS Secretary, residents and workers in Rhode Island's nursing homes have faced deadly consequences. Documents obtained by The Daily Poster show that Raimondo quickly responded to lobbyists' demands for an executive order granting them legal immunity during the pandemic. Rhode Island currently has one of the highest coronavirus death rates by population in the country, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 70 percent of COVID-19 deaths in the state have been linked to long-term care facilities. Only two other states have seen similar nursing home death rates according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. This is outrageous to me. She shouldn't just be disqualified from being the HHS Secretary. Given this information, she should be run out of politics forever, never be able to get a job in politics again. Understand why this is so scandalous. In her state, more than 70 percent of COVID-19 deaths are linked to long-term care facilities rather than cracking down on them, regulating them more. What does she do? She issues an executive order that gives them legal immunity during this pandemic. That's not just a bad politician. That is someone who is morally bankrupt. If these long-term care facilities aren't going to take adequate care of their residents, they should be sued. But she's saying, no, even though they're linked to most of the COVID cases in my state, we're going to give them legal immunity. I'm going to listen to lobbyists. This is completely unacceptable and egregious. Like I'm almost speechless because this is so brazen, so brazen. So if Biden chooses her, this would be a disaster. This would be the individual in control of health care in the country. This is the top health care job in America. It's just the fact that this is even someone who is being considered is unacceptable. And I'll reserve judgment for if she is considered. But I think that now is the time for people to sound the alarms because people have to know this individual should be nowhere near this job, given what she just did. This is corruption and it may not necessarily be a quid pro quo, but it's the corruption nonetheless to respond and comply with the demands of lobbyists at a time where she should be cracking down on these long-term care facilities, but instead she's protecting them. She's not looking out for the people. She's looking out for special interests, these lobbyists and companies that likely contributed to her campaign. It's just disgusting. And I think that everyone needs to know about this.