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Adam Schiff: “There is no amount of state backfill to make up for the loss…”

Featuring: Adam Schiff, Democratic | U.S. Senate, California

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Sen. Adam Schiff & California's Nonprofits Hold Virtual Townhall

Published | Video Starts at 02:36

There are going to be millions of people unable to afford health care if these ACA tax credits are not extended. And if the full Medicaid cuts go into effect. There is no amount of state backfill to make up for the loss of over a trillion in resources. There is no way the nonprofit sector on its own can somehow surge capacity. It is going to mean people losing their lives as a result of these health care cuts. (02:36–02:43)

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Asserts that states cannot compensate for a trillion-dollar resource loss.

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