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Dick Durbin: “Every other birth in my state of Illinois is paid for by…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin Slams Trump Administration For Spiking Health Care Costs For Farmers In The Midwest

Published | Video Starts at 03:44

And they slashed $1 trillion from the program called Medicaid. 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. (03:44–03:49)

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Asserts that Medicaid covers every other birth in Illinois.

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