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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “$1 trillion in Medicaid cuts that were put together earlier…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Published | Video Starts at 02:53

And we are talking about a doubling of monthly health care premiums, not even including your deductible in terms of what people are going to be paying next year because of $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts that were put together earlier this year. And I don't know about anybody else, but I do not think that this is just about a tax break or a small tax extender. (02:53–02:59)

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Asserts that $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts were enacted earlier this year.

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