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Kristen McDonald Rivet: “Republicans have created a trillion dollar in Medicaid cuts…”

Featuring: Kristen McDonald Rivet, Democratic | U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan, District 8

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Published | Video Starts at 13:55

But the dream is further and further out of reach. In my district, 70% of our jobs pay less than $60,000 a year. So this health care crisis that Republicans have created a trillion dollar in Medicaid cuts and, and gutting the ACA in order to pay for the tax break for the ultra wealthy. is making things so much harder. So let me give you an example. A couple in my district, they actually go to my church called and told me they're in their 60s and they rely on the ACA tax credits to pay their insurance premiums. (13:55–14:04)

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Asserts that Republicans have made a trillion dollars in Medicaid cuts and gutted the ACA to fund tax breaks for the wealthy.

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