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Ben Wikler: “Medicaid [is] the biggest insurance program in this country…”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 09:29

And Democrats united around that fight, made it absolutely clear and then won in a massive way in 2006 and 2008, 2017, Trump came in and tried to repeal the Affordable Care act and gut Medicaid [is] the biggest insurance program in this country that is critical for people with disabilities and complex medical needs. and people of modest means and so many people. And we fought back against that. We didn't say, let's cut a bunch of healthcare for some people and meet you halfway. (09:29–09:36)

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Asserts that Medicaid is the largest insurance program in the U.S. and vital for people with disabilities.

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