That's a program which is critically important. Think about this for a moment. Every other birth in my state of Illinois is paid for by Medicaid. 70% of the men and women who are in nursing homes in my state are covered by Medicaid. And now the Republicans have proposed slashing $1 trillion from Medicaid in their so called big beautiful bill, despite pleas from rural hospitals and others that these cuts could be devastating. (03:49–03:55)
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