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Chuck Schumer: “Throughout the campaign and for months after President Trump…”

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

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Chuck Schumer and Amy Klobuchar Criticize Republican Healthcare Bill and Its Impact on Rural America

Published | Video Starts at 02:46

The Nebraska clinic I mentioned has been in operation for 30 years. It serves a town of about 900 people. And now it's closing because of the awful bill. Throughout the campaign and for months after President Trump and Republicans promised they would not touch Medicaid. That was a lie. That was a lie. The headlines already prove it. And unfortunately, it's just beginning. We know that about 17 million Americans will be ripped off health care. (02:46–02:56)

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Asserts that Trump and Republicans broke their promise not to cut Medicaid.

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