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Cesar Blanco: “If we expanded Medicaid, 72,000 veterans in the state of…”

Featuring: Cesar Blanco, Democratic | Texas Senate, District 29

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A Conversation with Reps. César Blanco & Brooks Landgraf.

Published | Video Starts at 59:35

Well, you have the vice chair of the veterans committee in the House right here, and a veteran himself. Let's ask him what he thinks about this. This is an ongoing problem, right. If we expanded Medicaid, 72,000 veterans in the state of Texas would have health insurance, have coverage if we expanded Medicaid. But that's what would have happened. That's what would have happened. What do we do now? So I think we expand Medicaid. You know, I think that, like, I'm. (59:35–59:46)

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Asserts that expanding Medicaid would provide health insurance to 72,000 veterans in Texas.

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