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Joaquin Castro: “When you cut things like Medicaid and when you cut the…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 48:04

But in those moments, nobody's politics mattered. I didn't know whether those people are Republicans or Democrats, because. Except, I assume, for the folks watching FOX News, but it didn't matter. And so When you cut things like Medicaid and when you cut the Affordable Care Act, you're hurting all Americans in this country. And that's why as Democrats, we have fought those cuts and we believe in supporting universal healthcare coverage for all Americans in the legislature, in the Congress. (48:04–48:17)

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Asserts that cutting Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act negatively impacts all Americans.

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