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Dianne Hesselbein: “He [Speaker Voss] kept postpartum care out of people's…”

Featuring: Dianne Hesselbein, Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 27

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WisPolitics-State Affairs Luncheon with Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein

Published | Video Starts at 06:47

Those are your words, but if you want those to be your words. No, I'm just asking. I mean, a stranglehold. That one person that powerful? Well, yes, absolutely. Yes. He [Speaker Voss] kept postpartum care out of people's doctor's rooms for years because he said he wouldn't go forward with that. and breast density screening to help people with cancer. So, yeah, he's been keeping a lot of things at bay. So there could be, under some scenarios, there could be. (06:47–06:53)

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Asserts that Speaker Voss blocked postpartum care legislation in Wisconsin.

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