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Gwen Moore: “If you're worried about stripping 17 million Americans of…”

Featuring: Gwen Moore, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 4

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Congresswoman Gwen Moore's Appeal Against Republican Tax Cut Bill

Published | Video Starts at 00:24

Thank you. Thank you Mr. Speaker. And thank you ranking member. If you are a Republican with misgivings with the massive debt that this bill creates or If you're worried about stripping 17 million Americans of healthcare access, I tell you that now is your moment. A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once. Shakespeare. So vote your constituents, vote your conscience. This is how you will be remembered. (00:24–00:35)

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