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Alex Padilla: “I'm fighting for the families I met at Ready Children's…”

Featuring: Alex Padilla, Democratic | U.S. Senate from California

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Senator Alex Padilla's Opposition to Republican Reconciliation Bill

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Caregivers who went on to abuse drugs and alcohol and took advantage of her financially. Tina is terrified of that possibly happening again. If these Republican cuts to Medicaid impact her. I'm fighting for her and I'm fighting for the families I met at Ready Children's Hospital where over half of all patients are covered by Medicaid. And I'm fighting for the nurses and the caregivers who fear for their patients. They care for their patients, but they're fearing for their patients because of these proposals for … (18:40–18:48)

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Asserts that over half of the patients at Ready Children's Hospital are covered by Medicaid.

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