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Jennifer McClellan: “Politicians who ignore the overwhelming, overwhelming…”

Featuring: Jennifer McClellan, Democratic | U.S. House Virginia, District 4

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McClellan Shares Impact of Republican Medicaid Cuts on Women's Health

Published | Video Starts at 00:43

Politicians who don't trust or listen to science think that they can decide what form of contraception, if any, is best for you. Politicians who ignore the overwhelming, overwhelming majority of Americans who want access to health care when they need it, where they need it, and how they need it without going bankrupt have decided they would rather shut down the government than make that. And at the end of the day, we are here to say enough is enough. (00:43–01:07)

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Asserts that politicians are ignoring the majority of Americans who want accessible health care and are willing to shut down the government over it.

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