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Edward Markey: “The cutting of the Affordable Care Act by $300 billion.”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey responds to WBZ debate between Seth Moulton and John Deaton

Published | Video Starts at 01:45

I get up every single morning saying that I have to fight for working families in our state who have been harmed by this Trump agenda. In 2025 and 2026, the cutting of Medicaid by a trillion dollars. The cutting of the Affordable Care Act by $300 billion. The cutting of the programs for kids that need a little extra help in school. The cutting of environmental, environmental justice programs. (01:45–01:49)

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