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Diana DeGette: “Now over 70% of Americans support Medicaid.”

Featuring: Diana DeGette, Democratic | U.S. House, Colorado, District 1

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Congresswoman Diana DeGette Discusses Impact of HHS Layoffs and Medicaid Cuts

Published | Video Starts at 12:09

And so if we let those tax credits expire, then millions of Americans will suddenly see their insurance costs rise dramatically. And I think and they're going to see this as part of this whole debate around Medicaid. Now over 70% of Americans support Medicaid. which we're seeing in this fight that we're having over the budget reconciliation bill and the tax cuts for billionaires that Elon Musk and Donald Trump are pushing. (12:09–12:13)

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