Consequence-Free Power framed a hard-hitting show about leaders who make bad decisions while citizens pay the bill. Peter Vazquez connected voter frustration, Spencer Pratt’s rise, Medicaid work requirements, Philadelphia’s rideshare tax, New York redistricting games, Rochester cost pressures, and the Vanbōōlzalness Crisis.
Sarge Mitchell called in on Combat News’ June 10 Buddy Check for veterans, while Lynn Prince-Knauf highlighted the June 11 Flag Day Celebration honoring women of service. The message was plain: failed systems survive when citizens stop demanding consequences.
Consequence-Free Power. Truth was the thread, and accountability was the blade.
Peter Vazquez opened with a question America keeps trying to dodge: why do the people making the worst decisions so rarely pay the price for being wrong? It is the question beneath the headlines, beneath the primaries, beneath the taxes, beneath the public speeches, beneath every polished official statement that somehow always ends with ordinary families holding the bill.
The hour moved with a clear warning: America is not simply exhausted by politics. America is exhausted by consequence-free power.
From California’s strange political awakening to New York’s redistricting games, from Philadelphia’s new tax appetite to Medicaid work requirements, the same pattern kept showing up. Leaders sow confusion, control, dependency, and disorder. Families reap the bill. Officials make the plan, consultants bless the language, agencies move the paperwork, and then parents, workers, veterans, renters, business owners, and taxpayers are told to absorb the outcome like patriotic shock absorbers.
Galatians says God is not mocked, and whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap. That was not just a verse today. It was the operating system of the hour. Politics may hide consequences for a season, but it cannot erase them. Bad policy has a harvest. Broken leadership has a harvest. Cultural confusion has a harvest. Dependency has a harvest. So does courage. So does service. So does truth.
Spencer Pratt’s rise in Los Angeles became more than a political headline. It became a warning shot. People do not want more polished politicians, cleaner slogans, and consultant-approved nonsense. They want truth. They want someone who sees the broken streets, the unaffordable bills, the burned homes, the lost trust, and says what everyone else keeps softening for television.
That is why his words landed. “People just want the truth.” Simple. Almost embarrassingly simple. Yet somehow in modern politics, saying the obvious now sounds revolutionary. That is where we are. The public is not asking for perfection. It is asking for honesty. It is asking leaders to stop dressing failure in better lighting and start admitting what citizens already know in their bones.
Then the show turned homeward, where the stakes always become more real. Lynn Prince-Knauf called in to discuss the Monroe County Republican Women’s Club Flag Day Celebration, honoring women who serve their towns, their families, and their communities without waiting for applause. Seven women. Seven communities. One common mission.
That matters because civic life is not rebuilt by outrage alone. Outrage can wake people up, but it cannot organize a precinct, mentor a neighbor, support a candidate, feed a family, comfort a veteran, educate a voter, or honor a servant leader. Communities are rebuilt by people who show up when nobody is filming. They are rebuilt by women and men who carry responsibility when others only carry opinions. They are rebuilt by citizens who still believe the flag means something more than a backdrop.
The Flag Day frame was not incidental. The flag represents sacrifice, duty, memory, ordered liberty, and inheritance. It represents a nation flawed enough to need correction, but good enough to be defended. That distinction matters. A country that forgets gratitude eventually loses the will to repair what is broken.
Sarge Mitchell called in from Combat News to talk about the June 10 Buddy Check event for veterans at Linda’s New York Pizzeria on Lyell Avenue. His message cut through the noise. Buddy checks are not only for veterans in crisis. They are for the ones still showing up, still grinding, still scanning the room, still arriving early, still carrying habits from downrange into a civilian world that often does not understand them. “Your time. Our place.”
That is not marketing. That is ministry with boots on.
The deeper message was simple: government can fund programs, but it cannot replace brotherhood. It can issue benefits, but it cannot manufacture belonging. It can promise compassion, but it cannot rebuild dignity if it removes purpose from the equation. A veteran does not always need another office first. Sometimes he needs another veteran who understands the silence, the room-scanning, the exhaustion, the old instincts, and the long walk back into civilian life.
That same principle carried into the Medicaid debate. Medicaid work requirements forced a necessary question into the open: should able-bodied adults receiving taxpayer support be expected to work, train, study, or serve? A serious society protects the vulnerable. It protects the disabled, the elderly, the medically fragile, disabled veterans, caregivers, and those who truly cannot work.
But a serious society also refuses to turn dependency into destiny.
Work is not merely a paycheck. Work is rhythm. Work is dignity. Work is responsibility. Work connects people to reality, to other people, to discipline, to contribution, to the future. A system that asks nothing from able-bodied adults eventually teaches them that they are clients of government rather than citizens with purpose. That is not compassion. That is managed decline wrapped in soft words.
Philadelphia’s rideshare tax showed the same crisis from another angle. Every broken system eventually finds a new fee. The child becomes the shield. The taxpayer becomes the villain. The rider pays. The official lectures. The system survives without answering for results.
The issue was not whether schools matter. Schools matter deeply. Children need teachers, counselors, structure, discipline, safety, and real academic outcomes. But when the answer to every institutional failure is another tax, another fee, another charge, another emergency, citizens have the right to ask what happened to the money already taken.
That is the Vanbōōlzalness Crisis: consequence-free power wrapped in emotional language.
It is when leaders say “for the children” but refuse to measure results. It is when they say “fair maps” while drawing safer seats. It is when they say “compassion” while expanding dependency. It is when they say “investment” while families brace for higher bills. It is when they say “public service” while ordinary people absorb private consequences from public failure.
From redistricting to crime, from Rochester’s zoning and energy pressures to the cost of living, the show kept returning to one hard truth: families live with the consequences that leaders explain away.
New York’s redistricting fight revealed the same moral corrosion. When political leaders say they will play fair based on how the other side plays, principle has already left the room. That logic turns democracy into an arms race. It turns voters into chess pieces. It turns representation into engineering. Once every side claims permission to break the standard because the other side did it first, the citizen becomes the casualty.
Crime and culture brought the question of boundaries into focus. Public safety is not a slogan. It is the floor beneath civilization. Families cannot flourish where fear rules the block. Businesses cannot thrive where disorder is tolerated. Children cannot grow safely where adults are afraid to enforce standards. A country can treat people with dignity while still saying no to confusion, coercion, and lawlessness. Compassion does not require surrender.
Rochester’s housing, zoning, utility, and energy pressures brought everything back to the kitchen table. Families do not live in white papers. They live in houses, apartments, neighborhoods, and monthly bills. They do not experience “policy transitions.” They experience rent increases, utility costs, delayed development, strained budgets, and the quiet anxiety of trying to make life work while officials experiment from a distance.
But the hour did not end in despair. That matters.
Veterans are checking on veterans. Women are being honored for service. Listeners are calling in. Citizens are waking up. Local groups are organizing. Families are asking harder questions. Communities are remembering that repair does not begin with another slogan from Albany or Washington.
It begins when people tell the truth.
It begins when people show up locally.
It begins when citizens defend duty, honor the flag, protect the vulnerable, restore work, and refuse to let failed leaders write the moral script.
It begins when neighbors stop waiting for broken systems to save what those systems helped break.
Be a leader. Truth still matters. Duty still matters. God, country, family, veterans, and community still matter.
A nation still able to ask hard questions is not finished. A people still willing to check on one another are not defeated. A community still capable of honoring service is not dead. A country that still knows how to sow rightly may yet reap something worth saving.
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Opening Introduction
Welcome to The Next Steps Show with Peter Vazquez, a starting point for discussion and a little direction.
Call in at 585-346-3000 or 866-552-1009. I want to hear from you. How are you doing out there? How is life treating you? How is politics affecting your life?
Segment 1: Truth, Elections, and Accountability
Peter Vazquez:
Have you ever wondered why leaders do not really pay for being wrong? Have you noticed that elected officials almost never pay the price when they make bad decisions?
That is why voters are reacting the way they are reacting. That explains Spencer Pratt. That explains these primary challenges. People are fed up.
Galatians 6:7 says, “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”
Voting is sowing a seed for tomorrow. It is biblical, but it is also practical. It is business. It is the direction of what our kids are learning in school. It is the future we are planting.
Today also happens to be Love Conquers All Day. I believe in that. Especially for those who are married. God, country, and family working together. That agape love goes on forever.
But we are seeing a change in polling. We are seeing a change in voting. We are seeing people stand up and say, “No more.”
Thomas Sowell warned that bad decisions become more dangerous when the people making them never pay the price for being wrong. That is standard operating procedure these days.
One of the races I want to point out involves a man whose words are resonating. I also want to say there is always the possibility of bambooziness, because we have heard politicians say great words before.
Sometimes I struggle when candidates say they are neither Republican nor Democrat. The left says that all the time. They say they are here for the people. They say they are about freedom. They say whatever they think will get people to believe them.
But I believe these words.
Audio Cut: Spencer Pratt
Fox News Interviewer:
What does this moment mean for you personally?
Spencer Pratt:
I love L.A. At the end of the day, what has been resonating and what gets me so inspired is that people just want the truth. They do not want to get lied to. They want to know somebody’s heart.
All I do is speak from the heart. I try to be true to my authentic self and express how I feel about what I see and what other people see.
I believe there is a lot of Los Angeles that is excited to hear something refreshing from a non-politician. I do not want to be a politician. I was not ready. I do not know if I will be the mayor, but I know what people want now. They want somebody to speak the truth for their communities and fight for them.
Spencer Pratt Discussion
Peter Vazquez:
That was Spencer Pratt. People just want the truth.
He had roughly 29% of the vote, with unofficial numbers still coming in. The mayor had about 36.6%, from what I understand. Those are election-night numbers and there is still counting to do, but 29% in a place like Los Angeles is not nothing.
Bob:
It looks like it may be him versus Karen Bass. Given the momentum of his campaign over the last few weeks, it is going to be an interesting summer.
Peter Vazquez:
People do not want to get lied to. They want to know somebody’s heart.
Now, we have heard that kind of language before, especially here in New York State. We have a governor who goes on stage with pastors and tries to look holy, but people see through it. So how do we discern whether this guy is real or full of crapola?
Bob:
He is not full of crapola. The guy is living in an Airstream because his house burned down. There is a video online of him, his wife, and his two boys moving into the Airstream. He is real.
The memes and AI campaign ads helping him were not paid for by him. People are doing that because they are fed up with what is happening and what is not happening in Los Angeles. Those people cannot even get their houses rebuilt.
Peter Vazquez:
The national mood is pain. Voters are tired. I do not think the country is even asking who won. I think people are asking who is still telling the truth.
In the six states that voted — California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota — Republicans are not doing too badly.
Bob:
The thing about Spencer Pratt is that the reality TV part is almost irrelevant. He is genuine. People identify with him. They have watched Los Angeles turn from paradise in an urban setting into something broken, unsafe, corrupt, and impossible to afford.
Peter Vazquez:
It used to be beautiful. Unfortunately, it has changed quickly, just like Rochester and New York State.
Let us bring this closer to home. California’s voting system is chaotic. They have the jungle primary system. There were around 61 candidates running in California. I am not sure I am a fan of that. It is chaotic.
That chaos leads into redistricting. New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said, “I’m going to play fair based on how others play.”
Where is the room for morals and ethics in that?
Segment 2: Redistricting and Political Power
Peter Vazquez:
Heastie is talking about redistricting. He is saying that if Republicans in other states are trying to take more seats through redistricting, New York Democrats should change the rules too.
They are pushing or considering legislation that could change the state constitution and allow redistricting that could gain Democrats more seats in New York.
Bob:
This points out a tactic of the left, especially Democrats in New York. Democrats commit massive corruption, then find one small example of something a Republican did and say, “See, they do it too.” It is like arguing with a seventh grader.
Peter Vazquez:
Does fair really mean whatever the other side does?
At some point, we have to ask: are voters choosing representatives, or are politicians choosing voters?
Ladies and gentlemen, Peter Vazquez here on The Next Steps Show on WYSL and WLEA. We will be right back.
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Segment 3: Redistricting, Local Politics, and Civic Engagement
Peter Vazquez:
People just want truth. That is it. I will say it again and again because I want truth.
When you have leaders in New York State who have been in office so long, and their logic says New York should change its own rules to redraw districts and flip seats, you need to ask serious questions.
Those rural seats they are talking about? They are coming for your areas.
If government can redraw district lines using population and data to flip seats one way or another, is that not concerning?
If they know how to manipulate those numbers, what else can they manipulate?
Mind, body, and soul.
That is why it is important to pay attention locally. If politics has become about left and right, then we need to understand what left and right actually means and who we should be connecting with.
Ladies and gentlemen, I have Lynn Prince-Knauf from the Monroe County Republican Women’s Club. Lynn, thank you for calling The Next Steps Show.
Guest Call: Lynn Prince-Knauf
Lynn Prince-Knauf:
Thanks for having me.
Peter Vazquez:
Before we get to your event on June 11, which I think is very appropriate and important, tell us about the Monroe County Republican Women’s Club and how the club is playing a role locally in today’s crazy politics.
Lynn Prince-Knauf:
Things are definitely crazy right now.
There are two chapters: the Monroe County Federated Republican Women and the Monroe County Republican Women’s Club. The Monroe County Federated Republican Women host meetings once a month to bring like-minded women together and talk about how we can support campaigns.
You will see us putting signs along the roadways, knocking on doors, and supporting candidates in any way we can. We also try to spread the word. We do community service and hold fundraisers to give back to the community, including veterans and women’s shelters.
Peter Vazquez:
Is politics the motivator, or is it more of a community-awareness effort, where you are out there working with people, showcasing conservative values, and pointing out how one-party control has caused many of the issues we have?
Lynn Prince-Knauf:
It is both. We do not like to look at everything only as left and right, because in some ways it is becoming more good versus evil.
We are like-minded with conservative values, but we do not want to leave anyone out because there are good people on both sides. I just think people are not educated right now.
If I knocked on my neighbor’s door and asked, “Do you know what this election is about? Do you know what an assembly person does?” many people could not answer those questions.
So we try to educate people on civic responsibility and spread the word.
Peter Vazquez:
June 11 at Glendoveers on Old Browncroft Road. Tell us about the event.
Lynn Prince-Knauf:
It is one of the most inspiring events we do each year because it honors women across Monroe County who are truly making a difference in their towns.
The evening begins at 5:30 with a one-hour open-bar cocktail hour. That is followed by dinner, and then the program starts at 6:30.
This year we are thrilled to have Tamara Marcella as our keynote speaker. She is the founder of Busy Girl World and the voice behind the Identity and Impact movement. She is a faith-driven woman who empowers women.
She is a perfect keynote speaker for this event because so many women are busy. We are moms, we are getting dinner on the table, and we are still out there trying to make a difference.
Peter Vazquez:
We have had Tamara on the show, and she is phenomenal.
Tell us more about the Jean Carrozzi Award.
Lynn Prince-Knauf:
The heart of the evening is the presentation of the Jean Carrozzi Award. Jean was known for servant leadership. She did so much and never sought recognition, and those are the women we want to honor.
We have women from Henrietta, Gates, Greece, Pittsford, Irondequoit, and Webster. They were nominated by their town leaders for the amazing work they do. They are not all politicians. We want to recognize them.
It is also a Flag Day celebration.
Peter Vazquez:
How do people get tickets?
Lynn Prince-Knauf:
They can email me at CRWEvents@gmail.com. They can also call me directly at 585-314-1769. Tickets are also on our Facebook page and across social media under the Flag Day event for Monroe County Federated Republican Women.
Peter Vazquez:
Thank you, Lynn. June 11, ladies and gentlemen. Flag Day celebration. Doors open at 5:30, and the keynote speaker is at 6:30.
Segment 4: Patriotism, History, and Philadelphia’s Rideshare Tax
Peter Vazquez:
The next couple of months are going to be a big time. We are heading toward America’s 250th anniversary. There is no bigger time than that. I am proud to be an American.
Now let us play the clip from Philadelphia.
Audio Cut: Mayor Cherelle Parker
Mayor Cherelle Parker:
How dare you tell me, as mayor of this city, to tell the people in this city that we cannot and should not enact what is one of the most limited powers that we have, and that is to decide how we will drive revenue to the school district of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Tax Discussion
Peter Vazquez:
That was Mayor Cherelle Parker of Philadelphia.
She has a plan to move money around, charge taxpayers more, and try to fix a problem that she and left-wing policies helped create in urban society.
The proposal is an extra dollar-per-ride tax on rideshare trips inside the city.
When someone asks, “Why more taxes?” that is how she responds: “How dare you?”
Every broken system eventually discovers new fees. The rideshare customer becomes the revenue source. Taxpayers become the villains.
The system is set up to control a voting bloc. That is why you have leaders saying that regardless of whether the GOP has a better solution, the issue is power and control.
Why would they not say, “We should have balance in this nation, just like the Constitution calls for”? Because that is not how they play.
To be fair, there are people on the right who are guilty too. But if we have to choose between bad and worse, I will take the better of the two. Right now, that is where the GOP stands.
We will be right back.
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Segment 5: Buddy Check and Veterans
Peter Vazquez:
Welcome back.
We are in the middle of the week. It is a good time to check in with ourselves and with our friends.
I asked Sarge Mitchell from Combat News to call in and talk about an event coming up on June 10 on Lyell Avenue. It is for veterans, and it is called Buddy Check. If you were in the military, you know how important that is.
Sarge Mitchell, thank you for calling the show. June 10 from 1600 to 1800 — for civilians, that is 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Tell us about it.
Guest Call: Sarge Mitchell
Sarge Mitchell:
Thank you for having us.
Thank you to Mercedes Vazquez-Simmons. She is a Blue Star mom, and as always, when it comes to veterans, she steps forward and says, “I will help.”
We have shared this idea with many people in the area, and we realized we need to make it happen.
Buddy Checks are not just for veterans in crisis. They are for veterans who show up and grind every single day. It is a simple way to say, “We see you,” to the guys and gals still in the fight at work, at home, as husbands, wives, brothers, and sisters.
We looked out for each other downrange. This Buddy Check is how we look out for each other back here in Monroe County.
Peter Vazquez:
Ladies and gentlemen, that is Sarge Mitchell from Combat News.
You also host a veterans engagement on X every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. Is that still happening?
Sarge Mitchell:
Yes, and it is growing. It is crossing state lines. We have had candidates and organizations join us.
People can find it at @SGTMitchell88. That is where our open forums are. We are now the premier veterans open forum on X.
We are proud of it. It is organic. We are not a nonprofit. We are not a business. We are just a group of veterans who said, “Enough is enough. We need to take care of our brothers and sisters and control the narrative, and not allow it to be used for political gain.”
Peter Vazquez:
Combat News’ logo says, “Veteran Policy Put in Perspective.”
Sarge Mitchell:
Yes, sir. The Veterans Open Forum is held by veterans, for veterans and special guests. We are not aligned with any political party because our focus is only on veterans’ issues and who addresses veterans’ needs best.
We provide a safe space for veterans to voice their opinions about the issues that affect them most.
We are realizing that a lot of veterans do not want to go into buildings or offices to seek help. They are looking for other veterans to guide them and tell them it is okay.
They see what is happening in the news and media, and we are here to reassure them that we have their back. We will be there through the process in the civilian world, just like we were together downrange.
Peter Vazquez:
For people who never wore the uniform but have friends or family who did, can you explain what a Buddy Check is and why it matters right now?
Sarge Mitchell:
In my personal experience, a lot of people do not think they need help.
But many of us still carry the habits we learned in the military. Always being fifteen minutes early. Always scanning the room. Looking at the door. Those traits kept us alive in uniform, but they can become exhausting in the civilian world.
If you are still operating like that, we want you to know you are not alone.
Transitioning is tough. The civilian world operates differently. It has a different speed. The priorities are different. People do not speak the same language we do.
In the civilian world, people casually burn PTO while veterans are sitting on it. We want to remind veterans to take a little PTO and come see us.
Family does not always understand what we went through. If you do not have your brothers and sisters there, not even necessarily to tell stories, but just to know that they lived what you lived, it is the best medicine.
Peter Vazquez:
To use Combat News’ words: your time, our place.
Anything else people need to know?
Sarge Mitchell:
We are going to expand this. Mercedes is sponsoring some of it, and other representatives and organizations want to team up with us.
Any organization, business, or person who wants to help sponsor this should come see what we are doing.
We are grassroots veterans with a proven track record of making a positive impact in the community. We are not looking for money. We are looking to keep the lights on for the veteran community.
Peter Vazquez:
Sarge Mitchell from Combat News, thank you for what you do for veterans.
Sarge Mitchell:
Thank you all. God bless.
Peter Reflects on Veterans and VA Connection
Peter Vazquez:
As a veteran myself, this is important to me.
It took me years to sign up for VA services because I thought other people needed it more than I did. Then someone at a check-in told me there were two reasons I needed to go.
First, so I would have a place to go if I ever had a crisis. Second, because the VA is funded in part by people signing up and using services. I did not know that. So I signed up so my peers could be properly supported.
Buddy Check is June 10 at 1219 Lyell Avenue from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
When we look at places like Philadelphia and New York, and then we hear a message like this from veterans, we realize there is still hope.
People just want the truth.
Let us talk about why people are asking whether requiring work for Medicaid is mean.
We will be right back.
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Segment 6: Caller Lorraine and Medicaid Work Requirements
Peter Vazquez:
I like that phrase: your time, our place. Meeting people where they are is important.
As we go into this last section, pick up the phone and call in, like Lorraine did.
Lorraine, welcome to The Next Steps Show.
Lorraine:
I want to address about a million things, but we badly need things to be simply understood against what the media is distorting and lying about, and what the media consciously omits, which is also a form of lying.
I always appreciate your show. The content is substantial. It has actual facts in it. But sometimes it feels like drinking from a fire hose because there is so much coming at us.
Kathy Hochul has a pattern of behavior. When the Supreme Court says, “No, you cannot do that,” the next day she doubles down and does something similar or worse. That is not keeping an oath.
Peter Vazquez:
They are not worried about an oath anymore. They are focused on power. That is why Carl Heastie says they are going to play the same games.
Let us focus on one topic. Should Americans be required to have a work requirement to receive something like Medicaid benefits, especially lifetime Medicaid?
Lorraine:
It depends somewhat on age, but otherwise I think I would be for that.
Peter Vazquez:
The national rule is going to affect many people in this state. It applies to adults ages 19 through 64.
Many people would say it is a good idea, and I agree. The left says, “What about the person who cannot drive to work?” But we are talking about able-bodied adults.
Do you agree?
Lorraine:
Yes.
In my time, men worked. It is a strange state of mind to think you can coast along and ask for more free stuff.
The idea of merit or experience in any job tends not to matter now. It becomes personality or charisma. People need to know what they are doing.
Bob:
A lot of these candidates are malleable empty suits. They are smart enough to do what they are told, but there is not a lot of insight, character, or integrity. They are not interested in making New York more livable. They are interested in power, prestige, ego, and greed.
Peter Vazquez:
When I first got into politics, someone told me politics was ten percent what you know and eighty percent horse-and-pony show, or a beauty contest. And it shows in policy.
Lorraine:
I looked carefully at Bruce Blakeman, and he is very qualified. People do not know enough about him in our part of the state. He needs to get out there more.
Peter Vazquez:
I have reached out and hopefully will have him on soon.
Lorraine, any last words?
Lorraine:
I love your show. It needs to be heard more. The issues need to be simplified every day.
Peter Vazquez:
That is what we are here for. Thank you, Lorraine.
Segment 7: Rochester, Energy, Medicaid, and Closing Thoughts
Peter Vazquez:
When we look at cities and plans like Rochester 2034, we see climate-change policies causing costs in local infrastructure.
How many times do we have to go down this road of leaders paying no price for being wrong?
New York filed suit over the offshore wind project Trump is shutting down, a project they claimed would generate three gigawatts of power for nearly one million homes.
Let us switch back to Medicaid because I want to end the show on this topic.
Bob:
I am on Medicare. Medicaid is different. Medicaid is for low-income people. Medicare is when you are 65. You pay into it throughout your working life, and then benefits accrue to you.
Peter Vazquez:
Twenty million adults are covered through Medicaid expansion nationally. That is why we need to clarify this.
I have kids in their thirties who ask why so many people their age are receiving Medicaid when they are not medically frail, disabled veterans, caregivers, or meeting comparable standards.
Some of them are generationally dependent Medicaid recipients.
That is what swells the numbers.
Ladies and gentlemen, June 11 is the Flag Day Celebration with the Monroe County Republican Women’s Club. It starts at 5:30 in the evening, with an open bar and time to talk about these issues with your peers.
And June 10 is the Buddy Check.
Unless we are sharing with our friends and families that God, country, family, and veterans matter, more people will continue down the wrong road.
Be a leader. Be a leader. Be a leader.
God bless these United States of America.
