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Joaquin Castro: “I don't want five more people's Medicaid and Medicare.”

Featuring: Joaquin Castro, Democratic | U.S. House Texas, 20th Congressional District

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LIVE from El Paso w/ Jasmine Crockett, Veronica Escobar, & Joaquin Castro

Published | Video Starts at 49:51

I don't want five more people who are going to vote against cancer research. I don't want five more people that vote against health care. I don't want five more people's Medicaid and Medicare. I want people to help folks in our country, our state, survive and thrive in the United States of America. (49:51–49:58)

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