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Debbie Dingell: “More than 53 million Americans are already providing unpaid…”

Featuring: Debbie Dingell, Democratic | U.S. House, Michigan, District 6

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Not everybody needs round the clock care. Excuse me. And yet families are calling agency after agency only to hear that there's no one available or that they can't afford. More than 53 million Americans are already providing unpaid care to loved ones. They're filling gaps in a system that simply isn't working. The bill that I'm introducing today with some of my colleagues is the HCBS Excess act, which would take steps … (03:34–03:40)

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Asserts that over 53 million Americans provide unpaid caregiving.

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