14 million Americans are on the brink of losing their health insurance. As a result, hospitals, nursing homes and community based health centers are closing all across the country. Republicans in the appropriations process right now are trying to enact devastating cuts to the Centers for disease control, about $1.7 billion in cuts. That would be the largest cut to the CDC in American history. And at the same time, they're going after medical research, vaccine availability and, and of course they refuse … (02:44–02:56)
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Asserts that Republicans are attempting to cut $1.7 billion from the CDC budget.
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