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Kristin Lyerly: “Rural parts of this country especially, are suffering from a…”

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

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Kristin Lyerly on Maggie Daun Show

Published | Video Starts at 30:56

They filed a complaint against my license, which was dismissed. But it's obvious that I'm a target. So I have to be careful. And there are plenty of places to practice across the country. Rural parts of this country especially, are suffering from a lack of qualified medical providers. We don't have enough doctors, nurses. Heck, we don't have enough people working in the cafeteria in northern Minnesota, where I'm working, so the cafeteria closes down on the weekends and patients get wrapped sandwiches. (30:56–31:03)

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Asserts that rural areas in the U.S. lack qualified medical providers.

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