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Kristin Lyerly: “It is so hard to believe that that is the current state of…”

Featuring: Kristin Lyerly, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Who Will Fix Wisconsin Healthcare? Missy Hughes Makes Her Case

Published | Video Starts at 08:22

And if someone has a heart attack in that time within the community, you can't get to the hospital. Like, this is uncivilized and dark ages, and we need to fix it. It is so hard to believe that that is the current state of healthcare in this country, but it is. And all of these ideas are great, but you're the former chair for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, so nobody knows better than you that this costs money. (08:22–08:27)

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Asserts that the current state of healthcare in the U.S. is poor.

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