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Edward Markey: “We have to ensure that we expand Medicaid, expand the…”

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

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Published April 10, 2026 | Video Starts at 09:18

We can't be cutting those programs. We have to be expanding those programs for the children of the next generation. That's half of all children in America are on wic. We have to ensure that we expand Medicaid, expand the Affordable Care Act. expand and let the bedrock programs that make it possible for families to access the opportunity that should be available to everyone here in the United States. (09:18–09:24)

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Advocates for the expansion of Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.

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