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Chuck Schumer: “The largest cut to Medicaid in American history. $1 trillion…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Published | Video Starts at 01:22

A raw deal. The Republicans big ugly portrayal. Betrayal is one of the most devastating, is one of the most devastating bills for American health care that we have ever seen. The largest cut to Medicaid in American history. $1 trillion in health care cuts. 15 million people at risk of losing their health care coverage. Why? To pay for tax breaks for billionaires. Telling a mom whose daughter has cancer that she can no longer afford treatment and the child may die because some billionaire needs more money. (01:22–01:31)

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Asserts that the Republican bill includes the largest cut to Medicaid in history, $1 trillion in cuts, and risks 15 million losing coverage.

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