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Amy Klobuchar: “They [Republicans] are kicking 15 million people off of…”

Featuring: Amy Klobuchar, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Minnesota

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Samuel Klobuchar. So what's at stake here? The Republicans have created a health care crisis. It was already a difficult situation, but by passing the big, beautiful betrayal of a bill, They [Republicans] are kicking 15 million people off of their health care, off of Medicaid. They are going to close down rural hospitals. Some of that already has happened in part because of the $500 billion Medicare cut that was triggered because of their decision to increase the debt so much with tax cuts to the wealthy. (08:06–08:14)

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Asserts that Republican actions are causing 15 million people to lose health care and Medicaid.

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