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Curtis Hertel Jr.: “You have to start from the ground up and not assume that…”

Featuring: Curtis Hertel Jr., Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 7

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Senator Hertel answers questions on the pandemic and politics

Published | Video Starts at 16:53

So I think that we need to look at all these issues as a holistic approach and actually invest in these communities where we have these health disparities. And You have to start from the ground up and not assume that just because you hand somebody an insurance card, they have access to healthcare. because those are two very, very different things. Let's talk about the other side of this presidential contest. And we're seeing the President have extraordinary access to the media. (16:53–17:03)

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Asserts that having an insurance card does not equate to having access to healthcare.

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