And so I am running to be able to give voice to people who stay up at night worried about how they're going to meet the needs of their family. Myself, for example, My mother has dementia, and if it wasn't for... the fact that she had to become, frankly, destitute to become eligible for Medicaid, my sister and I wouldn't be able to work. It is tremendous to be able to count on the support of Senator Sanders, of a leader in our movement who frankly, taught me so many lessons about how we connect with people and how we actually can build better policy. (00:54–01:07)
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Asserts that Medicaid eligibility required her mother to become destitute.
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