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Dan McKee: “The taxpayers are going to pay for it in our states, or the…”

Featuring: Dan McKee, Democratic | Governor of Rhode Island

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Democratic Governors Association discuss Trump budget

Published | Video Starts at 01:39

And as mentioned, we're not going to be able to absorb the significant reduction in funding that's coming our way. And who's going to either pay for that, The taxpayers are going to pay for it in our states, or the benefits are going to get reduced. So I'm happy to be here. Again, thank the dga, the opportunity, thank for the media that are here that's listening to the real story that's happening in this country … (01:39–01:45)

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Asserts that taxpayers will pay more or benefits will be reduced due to funding cuts.

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