·S2 E7
The SAVE Act solves nothing, the EPA loses its mind, and SB 236 rises from the grave (but gets buried again)
Episode Description
Season 2, Episode 7
Date: 2/20/2026
Title: The SAVE Act is dumb, the EPA loses its mind, and SB 236 rises from the grave (but gets buried again)
00:00- Intro
1:30- The SAVE Act is a dumb bill because voter fraud with current processes is very very rare, as proven by our Attorney General
4:29- The Trump administration no longer thinks Greenhouse Gases can hurt humans
7:48- New study shows that expanding medicaid leads to less breast cancer deaths
8:54- Anti-vaccine groups targeting state-level school vaccine mandates
9:47- FDA reverses decision and will review the Moderna flu mRNA vaccine (and Gabe predicts this)
12:07- Judge reverses public health cuts to 4 states (and the vindictive nature of our current federal government is nauseating)
14:22- SB 91 (syringe service bill) was a good bill, amended to become a bad bill, re-amended to a meh bill
16:50- SB 275 (a bad bill which would allow cuts to home health rates for medicaid waivers) weakened with amendments in committee, is better but still not great
18:00- SB 139 (breastfeeding jury duty bill) continues it's unanimous tear through the statehouse
18:54- SB1 (a bad bill that will kick people off of medicaid and SNAP) to be voted on by the house next Tuesday (call your representative about this one)
19:14- Tracey introduces the word "germane" in discussion the death of SB 236 (a good thing)
22:13- things to do this week: be on alert for action alerts via email and call your rep about SB1
23:14- Wrap up