As Donald Trump and his minions take a wrecking ball to the federal government and social services that people rely on,

it's important never to forget the human element here.

The stories of real people who are suffering, people who have experienced things in the past when government worked the way it was

at least supposed to work better and seeing it now and seeing how this has harmed their lives,

I was able to speak with a 102-year-old Medicaid recipient named Dion Volz. Her perspective on things really touch me, and I wanted to share

this with everyone. So she's from, she lives within New York 17th Congressional District in that

area. Let's just take a look at this interview. Here, play this clip. Dion Volzz, I'm 100 and 2 years old.

I taught for more than 20 years, taught journalism,

and worked for various papers, and have been always a great believer in American independence and good taste.

We have a president who has no dignity and no sense of the dignity of a human being,

especially one who is old and expects to die any minute.

When I say that Medicaid was a tremendous blessing, they paid my son to care for me, and it was a dream

come true. He knew so well how to do it. He was so wise and so kind, was lovely. And I still feel grateful for Medicaid. He seems to be insensitive, completely unaware of the issues,

which are to lose, either to lose FDR's principles,

which were concerned for everybody, no matter what, their income.

And he has abandoned the people.

So she lives in New York's 17th congressional district.

She talked about Maga Republican Mike Lawler.

When I see Dionne Volz there spoke to me, tell her story,

and then I see Mike Lawler, who's around my age, and I see him going and doing

these interviews. And the way he talks about Medicaid and Social Security as though it's just,

eh, we're going to, yeah, what are we going to deal with it? Here, just watch an interview that

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