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From Senator Chris Murphy on what happened in the Senate last night:
We have to tell the truth. The GOP just pushed through a bill that cuts Medicare and Medicaid way back while giving huge tax breaks to the very wealthy…
Last night in the Senate, something really important happened. Republicans forced us to debate their billionaire bailout budget framework. We started voting at 6 PM because they knew doing it in the dark of night would minimize media coverage. And they do not want the American people to see how blatant their handover of our government to the billionaire class is.
So I want to explain what happened last night and what we did to fight back. The apex of Republicans’ plan to turn over our government to their wealthy cronies is a giant tax cut for billionaires and corporations. And they plan to pay for it with cuts to programs that working people rely on. Popular and necessary programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP, are all being targeted. In order to pass the tax cut, Republicans have to go through a series of procedural steps. Last night, they took the first step which requires them to pass an outline of their plan, but with it, any senator can offer as many amendments as we want. So my Democratic colleagues and I did just that.
Now, we knew that Republicans would largely unanimously oppose them, but we had two objectives here. One, Republicans were forced to put their opinion on record — many for the first time — on the most corrupt parts of Trump and Musk’s agenda. Two, as I’ve been saying, I am going to make every process and procedure as slow and painful as possible for as long as my colleagues choose to ignore the constitutional crisis happening before our eyes.
So what did we propose? We proposed no tax cuts for anyone who makes a billion dollars a year. We made them vote on whether or not Elon Musk and DOGE should have limitless access to Americans’ personal data. We made them vote on whether to protect IVF and require insurers to cover it. Every single amendment Democrats proposed was shot down. On almost every single amendment, Republicans universally opposed it. Every Republican voted against our proposal to prevent more tax cuts for billionaires. The corruption and theft is happening in the open here.
The whole game for Republicans is taking your money and giving it to the wealthiest corporations and billionaires — even if it means kicking your parents out of a nursing home or turning off Medicaid for the poorest children. They know what they are doing is deeply unpopular. They are offering a tax cut to the most wealthy that is 850 times larger than what they are offering working people. Oh and by the way, any tax cuts for working people are going to be washed out by higher costs for basic necessities, like health care and food. It’s a fundamental injustice.
Thanks to your pressure and support, many of my Democratic colleagues have joined my effort to do everything we can to make sure they cannot destroy democracy and steal your money in the dark of the night. We are being loud about what is happening. I’m going to continue to grind the gears of Congress down as much as possible to make it that much harder and slower to get away with this corruption. That’s why the votes lasted until nearly 5 AM.
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This is a five-alarm fire. I don’t think we have two years to plan and fight back. I think we have months. It’s still in our power to stop the destruction of our democracy with mass mobilization and effective opposition from elected officials. So we can’t miss any opportunity to take advantage of opportunities to put Republicans on the record and shine a light on what is happening.
And you have a role to play in this as well. I need you to amplify what’s happening, support the leaders who are fighting for you to make sure they can continue speaking truth to power against Musk and Trump’s billionaire cronies, and show up at rallies and town halls. Use every tool at your disposal to send a message loud and clear about how you expect my colleagues to lead and fight in this moment.
Every best wish,
US Senator Chris Patrick Murphy

The House’s tax and spending cuts package is certainly a “big” bill in terms of its impact. We don’t have all the final figures yet because the Congressional Budget Office is still working on the analysis of the final version of the bill, which contained some significant last-minute changes.
But CBO’s initial estimates found that the package’s tax measures would
e, while other provisions would cut nearly $1 trillion in federal support for Medicaid and food stamps over that period.
Medicaid, which provides health insurance to low-income Americans, would face the largest cuts in the package, with CBO projecting a nearly $700 billion reduction in federal spending. Meanwhile, food stamps, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, would face a $267 billion cut in federal support.
Women's Health
Korin Miller
Sat, May 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM PDT
A new study found five minutes of a certain type of exercise can boost your brain health, especially in older adults.
Thanks to the elevation in your heart rate with "brisk" physical activity, more blood flow goes to your brain.
The key is to exercise to the point where you notice heart rate and breathing rate increase.
Taking care of your brain requires a 360 approach, and includes simple things like eating well, exercising regularly, and constantly challenging your mind by learning and trying new things. But new research also suggests that logging just five minutes of a particular exercise can help give your brain a big boost, too.
The study, which was published in Age and Aging, found that doing short bursts of exercise that raise your heart rate can help enhance cognitive performance, especially in older adults. But what kind of exercise are we talking about and why does it help? Here’s the deal.
Meet the experts: Clifford Segil, DO, is a neurologist at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CA; Amit Sachdev, MD, is the medical director in the Department of Neurology at Michigan State University; Audrey Collins, PhD, is the lead study author and a post-doctoral research scientist with AdventHealth.
What did the study find?
For the study, researchers analyzed data from 585 older adults between the ages of 65 and 80 who participated in the longitudinal IGNITE trial. The researchers looked at a range of things, including the participants’ sleep habits, physical activity, and sedentary behavior over 24 hours, and stacked that against their cognitive performance.
On a macro level, the researchers found that people who did more exercise had better brain health. When they did less, it seemed to decline. But when they dug into the specifics, they found that doing just five minutes of exercise that gets your heart rate up—like a brisk walk, water aerobics, or a light jog—was linked with better cognition.
Specifically, when people did more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity like brisk walking, they had better processing speed, (how fast your brain thinks), executive function (how well you plan, focus, and multitask) and working memory (your ability to store information for short periods of time).
Why is brisk walking good for you?
The big perk of brisk walking is that it can get your blood pumping, says Clifford Segil, DO, a neurologist at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CA. “Brisk walking increase blood flow to your legs and gets your heart rate up,” he says. “Any time your heart rate goes up, the flow of blood to your head is increased.”
Exercise and movement in general is helpful for brain health, explains Amit Sachdev, MD, medical director in the Department of Neurology at Michigan State University. “What’s good for the body is usually good for the brain,” he says.
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On the flip side, skipping your daily movement goals or workout isn’t great for your brain health either. “Being sedentary or a couch potato is bad for your bones, nerves, heart, muscles, and brain,” Dr. Segil says.
Can effects really happen in just 5 minutes?
According to the study results, yes, although the greatest is largest in people who are usually sedentary. The researchers specifically wrote this: “Moving from ~1 minute of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day to ~6 minutes per day had the largest predicted differences in the domains of executive function/attentional control, processing speed, and working memory.”
What is considered “brisk” walking?
Brisk walking is basically any walk speed that gets your heart rate up. "Brisk walking involves moving at a pace where you notice an elevation in your heart rate and breathing rate, which reflects an increased intensity of physical activity," says Audrey Collins, PhD, lead study author and a post-doctoral research scientist with AdventHealth. "For example, walking at a leisurely pace is representative of low-intensity physical activity, while brisk walking at a faster pace moves into a moderate-intensity level."
So, next time you’re short on time for a full workout, consider at least taking a quick walk around the block. It’ll do your brain health a solid.
🗓 When: Friday, May 30, 2025
📍 Where: Public sidewalk outside the Social Security Administration offices north and south:
⏰️10:00 am Reno Social Security Office
1170 Harvard Way
Reno, NV 89502
⏰️ 8:00 am Las Vegas Social Security Office
10416 S Eastern Ave
Las Vegas, NV
On Friday, May 30, 2025. We will be marching on the sidewalk in support of seniors, SSA workers and for our hard earned benefits!
It is important that you show up and bring family, friends and current workers! Any cuts may impact all Americans.
💥 Why show up?
✅ To send a clear message: Social Security and Medicare are a sacred promise to Americans
✅ Seniors and current workers’ pay/paid into these accounts with every paycheck!
✅ The SSA workforce needs to be expanded not cut!
Bring your signs. Bring your friends. Bring your energy.
🔥 This is our moment. Let’s make it count. 🔥
#SSsacredpromise #SeniorStrong #MedicareMatters #SSAworkerareneeded
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