John Oliver Scoffs at Dr. Oz for Saying That Working Proves 'You Matter' Since He's Proof of the Opposite

John Oliver Scoffs at Dr. Oz for Saying That Working Proves 'You Matter' Since He's Proof of the Opposite

President Donald Trump’s current Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Mehmet Oz, is all for work requirements being added to Medicaid under Trump’s new funding bill, arguing that it allows people to “prove you matter.” John Oliver promptly ripped that idea to shreds on Sunday night, though. In the latest episode of “Last Week Tonight,” the HBO host picked apart Trump’s bill, which indeed would add work requirements for…

John Oliver has some very blunt words for Trump's 'big beautiful bill'

Donald Trump's so-called "big beautiful bill" is getting closer and closer to becoming reality, despite controversy over tax cuts for high earners, risks to food assistance and health coverage, an addition of trillions to the country's debt, and a clause that would ban states from regulating AI.In the Last Week Tonight video above, John Oliver goes through all these things and more before giving the following, damning summary."Right now Republic…

John Oliver Decimates Trump's Big Beautiful Bill

John Oliver rips into Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, warning Republicans they will be tied to the results in perpetuity. A major focus of Oliver’s critique was the bill’s expansion of work requirements for benefits—what he argued are essentially “paperwork requirements” that make it harder for eligible people to stay enrolled. Via Late Nighter: At one point, Oliver singled out a Georgia Medicaid program—Pathways to Coverage—which Republicans are sa…

ThePatriotLight - Senate Debates Republican Megabill as ‘Vote-a-Rama’ Set to Begin Monday

ThePatriotLight - The Senate Capitol Steps in Washington on June 26, 2025. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Protect Our CareThe Senate is debating ahead of a “vote-a-rama” vote series expected to begin Monday morning, during which senators will undertake a marathon series of mandatory votes on amendments before the chamber can proceed to consideration of the Republican megabill itself.Over the weekend, the Senate advanced the budget reconciliatio…

John Oliver Dismantles MAGA’s Best Defense of Trump Budget Bill

HBO As the U.S. Senate continued to debate late into the night Sunday over President Donald J. Trump’s massive tax and spending bill, John Oliver poked massive holes in claims by the president and his Republican loyalists. In Oliver’s monologue during his final episode of Last Week Tonight before…

US Senate extends vote on Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’

The US Senate has extended its debate on President Donald Trump’s controversial budget, with the expectation of voting on the plan, which would add more than $5 trillion to the public debt. Republicans told the media that the “vote-a-rama” would begin at 9am local time on Monday (11pm AEST), the process in which lawmakers present amendments to the initiative, which contains key elements of Trump’s agenda, such as tax and public spending cuts, an…