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Chris Armstrong: “I think you need to be physically and mentally healthy in…”

Featuring: Chris Armstrong, Democratic | Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, 7th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 54:30

So, you know, people on the other side have apparently thought for some time that you have to, you have to work in order to get health care. And I think that's backwards. I think you need to be physically and mentally healthy in order to work. Assuming you are, you're going to, assuming you are working. Yeah. Right. And what about people that have gig jobs or multiple part time jobs? (54:30–54:34)

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Asserts that health is a prerequisite for work, countering the idea that work is needed to obtain healthcare.

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