So if you say you care about families and children, you have to support it. The primacy of Medicaid in people's lives, I think is often underestimated. And I worry about these cuts. You know, Governor Shapiro's administration estimates that 310,000 Pennsylvanians will lose coverage because of those Medicaid cuts enacted in July of 25. and that as many as 25 rural hospitals in our state would either close or be threatened for closure. I mean, we've got about 63, little more than 60 rural hospitals in Pennsylvania. (22:21–22:33)
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