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Dianne Hesselbein: “Rural hospitals are going to close, kids will go hungry…”

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

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Wisconsin Legislative Challenges and Opportunities: A Discussion with Mark Pocan, Sara Rodriguez, Dianne Hesselbein, and Speaker D

Published | Video Starts at 17:58

And I do think that there are going to be consequences for them. Dan Yeah, I think this is going to be a complete devastation for the state of Wisconsin. I mean, we're going to have Rural hospitals are going to close, kids will go hungry, seniors are going to get kicked out of nursing homes. and, you know, we're going to have veterans that are homeless. I mean, that's just what's going to happen. (17:58–18:05)

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Asserts that proposed Medicaid cuts will lead to closures of rural hospitals, hunger among children, and eviction of seniors from nursing homes in Wisconsin.

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