U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks on Venezuela, Maduro & Health Care Reform | 13th and Park
U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks joins 13th & Park for a wide-ranging conversation on Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and the future of American health care reform.
A physician and decorated military veteran, Miller-Meeks offers a grounded national-security perspective on recent U.S. actions involving Venezuela, explaining why the Maduro regime poses a real threat tied to narco-terrorism, regional instability, and U.S. energy and security interests. Drawing on historical precedent, she outlines how these actions fit within long-standing American foreign policy and why they differ fundamentally from traditional sovereignty disputes.
The conversation then turns to health care, where Miller-Meeks challenges the idea that cost alone defines success. She explains why the United States continues to lead the world in advanced treatments and outcomes, while also acknowledging the structural problems that drive inefficiency and rising costs. Her focus centers on evidence-based medicine, patient incentives, transparency, and reforms aimed at lowering premiums while improving long-term health outcomes.
Throughout the episode, Miller-Meeks reflects on how her background in medicine and the military shapes her approach to leadership in Congress, including the importance of humility, service, and bipartisan problem-solving.
This episode offers a clear, experience-driven look at global security challenges and domestic policy reform—without rhetoric, and with an emphasis on results.
Filmed at Ballard Studios in Washington, D.C.
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Timestamps
00:00 Coming Up
00:07 Introduction to Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks
01:16 The $50 Fine That Started a 42-Year Marriage
02:26 The Venezuela Operation and Why It Mattered for U.S. National Security
03:31 The Maduro Trial and What It Could Reveal
05:35 A New U.S. Latin America Policy Under Marco Rubio
07:08 Sovereignty vs. Criminal Regimes
08:26 What’s Broken in the American Health Care System
10:21 Evidence-Based Medicine and Health Care Reform
12:01 Leadership, Humility, and Winning by Six Votes
14:39 Bipartisanship, Veterans, and Serving with Purpose
15:49 Closing Thoughts
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