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KING COUNTY, Wash. -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal was back in Washington state on Monday, speaking at a town hall on Vashon Island.<\/p>\n
The meeting at the Vashon High School Theater was the 12th town hall she's done since taking office.<\/p>\n
The big topic of Monday's town hall revolves around President Donald Trump's conduct, which Jayapal says is leading to a constitutional crisis.<\/p>\n
\"Recognize that this is a new moment,\" she said. \"It is a moment where we see very clearly, the President has betrayed his values, betrayed the Constitution and betrayed our national security. And we can't allow it to continue.\"<\/p>\n
Some of the questions people in the audience asked involved wages, immigration and healthcare.<\/p>\n
\"The cost of our healthcare system today, $35 trillion; over ten years, going up to $60 trillion... So if Medicare for All is what the Koch brothers say it costs, $3.2 trillion a year, that's $32 trillion over the next ten years. I say that's a hell of a deal, and you get all of your care covered,\" Jayapal said.<\/p>\n
Another person asked if bipartisanship is still possible in Congress. She mentioned a number of amendments she passed with Republicans, including a bill dealing with adding more housing for homeless seniors.<\/p>\n
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