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Time of India
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'How dumb can she be?' Democrats' claim of 'peaceful' LA protests invites backlash; TV shows burning cars
Nanette Barragán calls the Los Angeles riots "Peaceful Protests" on CNN Democratic Representative Nanette Barragán is under fire on social media after calling the recent unrest in Los Angeles 'peaceful protests' and urging for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to leave the community. Barragán represents parts of southern Los Angeles. She made the remarks during an appearance on CNN's 'State of the Union' on Sunday, as television footage showed a car engulfed in flames amid rising tensions following immigration raids and violent clashes over the weekend. 'It's a concern,' Barragán said when asked about US President Donald Trump 's deployment of 2,000 California National Guard troops to the city. 'It's going to escalate the situation. People are going to protest because they're angry about the situation.' The deployment came after a weekend of chaos that saw federal agents clash with demonstrators. On Saturday night, officers fired tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bang explosives at protesters near a Home Depot in Paramount, California, after rocks and cement were thrown at law enforcement vehicles. A day earlier, demonstrators had gathered outside a federal detention facility demanding the release of more than 40 individuals held for immigration violations. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Keep Your Home Efficient with This Plug-In elecTrick - Save upto 80% on Power Bill Learn More Undo Police in riot gear responded with tear gas. In a statement to HuffPost, Barragán said she had been informed by local law enforcement that the California National Guard would remain in the city for 30 days. She added that department of homeland security officials had told officers that ICE would be carrying out arrests over the same period. 'Given [President Donald] Trump's reasoning for mobilising the National Guard, we expect them to be deployed during that same time frame,' Barragán said. The White House said the deployment was meant to address 'lawlessness that has been allowed to fester' in the city. National Guard troops began arriving in Los Angeles on Sunday morning. California governor Gavin Newsom criticised the move, calling it a stunt. 'The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle,' he posted on X. 'Don't give them one. Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.' Barragán acknowledged that violence had occurred, but insisted the protests were rooted in legitimate frustration with the presence of federal immigration officers. 'We have to remember why this is happening,' she said. 'It's happening because of everything that's been going on the last couple of months. And this community is saying, 'We don't want ICE in our community. We want you out.'' The Congresswoman encouraged protesters to remain non-violent, saying, 'Protesters who are violent should be arrested and prosecuted,' but she also accused federal officers of being aggressive regardless of protester behaviour. 'The president is sending the National Guard because he doesn't like the scenes, the scenes of people peacefully protesting,' Barragán said. According to the Associated Press, ICE officials have detained at least 100 people in Los Angeles over the past week on immigration charges.
CNN
19 hours ago
- Politics
- CNN
Congresswoman Nanette Barragán, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Markwayne Mullin and Sen. Ron Johnson - State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash - Podcast on CNN Audio
Congresswoman Nanette Barragán, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Markwayne Mullin and Sen. Ron Johnson State of the Union 45 mins On CNN's State of Union, Democratic Rep. Nanette Barragán sits down with Dana Bash to react to President Trump's stunning decision to deploy thousands of National Guard troops to quell immigration protests in her district and elsewhere in Los Angeles County. Then, Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders joins Dana to react to the breaking news and lay out Democrats' strategy for opposing Trump's massive spending and tax cut bill. Next, Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin spars with Dana over Trump's handling of the situation in Los Angeles and says it shows the need to pass his agenda. After, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson reacts to Defense Secretary Hegseth's suggestion he could deploy active-duty Marines to Los Angeles. He also lays out his concerns with Trump's 'big, beautiful bill.' Finally, CNN Political Commentators Bakari Sellers, Xochitl Hinojosa, Kristen Soltis Anderson, and Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis join Dana to discuss the breaking news out of California.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
California lawmaker pans Trump's push to federalize National Guard in California
California Rep. Nanette Barragán slammed President Donald Trump on Sunday for his move to send 2,000 National Guard troops to quell protests over immigration in her Los Angeles House district. "There is no need for the National Guard," Barragán told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union." "They have the manpower that they need. So this is really just an escalation of the president coming into California. We haven't asked for the help. We don't need the help. This is him escalating it, causing tensions to rise. It's only gonna make things worse in a situation where people are already angry over immigration enforcement." Protests over the Trump administration's brash deportation agenda and regional immigration raids erupted over the weekend, culminating in a confrontation between demonstrators and federal agents in the city of Paramount, California, less than 20 miles from downtown Los Angeles. Authorities used tear gas and flash-bang grenades to break up the protesters. Trump's move to federalize the California National Guard on Saturday came despite forceful opposition from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, his longtime rival. "The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle," Newsom wrote on X. Early on Sunday morning, a social media post from Trump congratulating the National Guard for calming the unrest was contradicted by Bass, who clarified that the troops had not yet been deployed to Los Angeles. Barragán, who represents Paramount in Congress, agreed that Trump's call to the National Guard wouldn't make the city safer. "People were there to protest, they're there to protest the mass deportations that are happening," she told Bash. "And so it was peaceful. And of course, you escalate the situation. Now you're talking about bringing in the National Guard to militarize the situation. It's going to get worse. It's unnecessary." The threat of escalation is likely to persist. "We've been told to get ready for 30 days of enforcement, 30 days of ICE enforcement," Barragán said. "So, 2,000 troops to be there for that enforcement. It's a concern."
New York Post
a day ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Trump admin warned LA to prepare for 30 days of ICE raids, California rep says
California officials have been told to prepare for 30 days of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities in the Los Angeles area, according to a congresswoman whose district was pummeled by riots over the weekend. Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.) argued that President Trump's move to dispatch 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles to contain the riots and restore order could inflame tensions ahead of the heavy ICE activity there. 3 Rep. Nanette Barragán discussed Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard in California on CNN. CNN Advertisement 3 A protester is arrested during a clash with federal agents after ICE raids in Los Angeles. ALLISON DINNER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock 'We've been told to get ready for … 30 days of ICE enforcement. So, 2,000 troops to be there for that enforcement, it's a concern. I mean, it's going to escalate the situation,' Barragán told CNN's 'State of the Union' Sunday. 'People are going to protest because they're angry about the situation. And we have to just reiterate to people to do it peacefully, to make sure not to do any violence. We actively condemn any violence.' Advertisement 3 Law enforcement clashes with demonstrators during a protest following federal immigration operations, in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on June 7, 2025. AFP via Getty Images Intense protests had erupted in Paramount, California, over the weekend and have spread across Los Angeles as rioters have attempted to block ICE activities. The protests devolved into violence on Saturday, with rioters pummeling federal agents with rocks after a raid at a Home Depot in Paramount.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ten Hours In: Raucous Protests, Forced Removals And No Serious Discussion Of Republicans' Proposed Cuts To Medicaid
The House Energy and Commerce Committee met Tuesday afternoon to begin discussing committee Republicans' budget markup that will enact sweeping cuts to Medicaid as they try to slash $880 billion over 10 years to programs under their jurisdiction. While little of the proposed Medicaid slashing had been discussed 10 hours into the meeting, tensions were high and bipartisan outrage over House Republicans' efforts to gut the social safety net program was on full display. Before the markup began, there were protests outside the hearing room. The crowd was made up of constituents of all political backgrounds. Half an hour before the meeting began, the corridors of the Rayburn office building were already lined with dozens of protesters, many in wheelchairs, with T-shirts and pins marking their support for Medicaid. A protester waiting outside the hearing room was wearing a 'Hands Off Medicaid' t-shirt while holding a 'Make America Great Again' canvas tote bag. Another protestor said she had been waiting since 4:30 a.m. ET to get one of the few seats available to the public in the hearing room. She did get in, just to be removed minutes into the hearing for interrupting it with chants protesting Medicaid cuts alongside a handful of other protestors. The start of the markup was delayed by the large group of protestors in the hall, again, many of them in wheelchairs, and some of whom were trying to enter the hearing room. Police officers barricaded the doors from the outside, while House staff members held onto the doors from the inside. Chants of protestors and whistles from Capitol Police officers trying to break up the crowd could be heard from inside the hearing room. The markup started at 2:06 p.m. ET. Ten hours in, minus a short break members took to attend floor votes, the committee had not even begun discussing the health and Medicaid-related amendments that Democrats plan to propose. Some Democrats saw the move as intentional. Committee member Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA) apologized to the public for the Republican-controlled committee's unwillingness to prioritize the health portion of the markup, despite dozens of people showing up to hear discussions about the proposed cuts to Medicaid. Barragán called Republicans' decision to push the Medicaid portion into the late hours of the night 'intentional' and 'shameful.' Several Senate Democrats, including Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) popped into the committee markup throughout the day to signal their support for Democrats on the panel who will be stuck in the meeting for likely another 18 hours. 'The public effort to take away healthcare from the American people in order for them to provide their billionaire donors, like Elon Musk, with massive tax breaks is not something that will be well received by the American people,' Jeffries (D-NY) told reporters as he left the hearing room after a brief appearance at the markup late Tuesday night. 'It will be rejected. And many of the members who are going to vote for the largest Medicaid cut in American history will not be back after the 2026 elections.' In their proposed markup, House Republicans did leave the more controversial proposals around reducing the 90% federal matching rate for the Medicaid expansion population and implementing per capita caps out of the markup. Instead, they included a less discussed tactic in the legislative text that will still lead to massive Medicaid cuts: they want to curb states' ability to levy taxes on healthcare providers. Medicaid is jointly financed by the federal government and states. And under federal law, states are allowed to finance their part of Medicaid spending through multiple avenues, including health care related taxes often referred to as provider taxes. Federal requirements allow states to impose provider taxes on 19 classes of health care providers, including nursing facilities, hospitals, and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, according to the Congressional Research Center. Currently all states except Alaska use revenues from some form of provider taxes to finance part of their state's share — often through taxing a percentage of the health care providers' revenue or using a flat tax on, for example, the number of beds in the facility or inpatient days. The House Energy and Commerce Republicans' markup text includes a provision that would put a moratorium on new or increased provider taxes, a proposal that is expected to be discussed at some point during this hearing, though it is unclear when. This would mean that Alaska won't be able to adopt a provider tax and other states can no longer increase their provider taxes Allison Orris, Director of Medicaid Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, told TPM. This would create significant financial struggles for states as over the years they have had to adjust and increase their tax rates to provide cover for increasing Medicaid payment rates. A Government Accountability Office report shows that reliance on provider taxes grew significantly over a decade, increasing from 7% in 2008 to 17% in 2018. 'This just takes an important tool that states use to design their Medicaid budget, away from the states,' Orris said. Restricting provider taxes will force states to make difficult decisions around eligibility and benefit cuts to existing programs or scramble to find other financing options in their tight budgets to cover the cost themselves. Without a way to replace the money they make from provider taxes, which many states won't be able to come up with, millions will lose access to healthcare. We have previously reported that House Republicans have largely coalesced around several options that they see as cost saving plans: imposing work requirements, more frequent eligibility checks and tightening rules to ensure that undocumented immigrants, who are already not eligible for the program under the federal law, cannot receive any of its services. Energy and Commerce Republicans followed through on those plans this week. The markup text includes plans to implement work requirements with a provision that would allow states to require individuals to demonstrate work-related activities for one or more consecutive months before they can be eligible for healthcare. Republicans did provide a long list of exceptions for work requirements, but exemptions don't always prevent people who qualify from losing access to coverage, according to experts. Energy and Commerce Republicans' plans also include more frequent eligibility checks: every six months instead of the current every 12 months standard for the Medicaid expansion population. The markup text also proposes scaling back the federal funding matching rate for states that choose to use state funds to offer coverage for undocumented people, defunding Planned Parenthood and prohibiting the use of federal funds for gender affirming care for minors. 'Their effort to jam these extreme, right-wing policies down the throats of the American people are all going to be rejected one way or the other, if not by Republicans in Congress who would rather do the right thing then by the American people who will hold them accountable for their extremism,' Jeffries told TPM.
