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Kristin Lyerly: “The legislature, the fact that we couldn't pass postpartum…”

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

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Wisconsin's Next Governor - June 15, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 37:57

I just think, like, as a group, collectively, it's just not something that the APO piece is harder for us, but we have to do that. Accountability is incredibly important right now. Remember, they are in control of everything federally. They own everything. The legislature, the fact that we couldn't pass postpartum Medicaid extension for seven years, and we were the second to last state to do that. And now Howard Markline and others are running ads like that. Like, they're so bipartisan. Yeah. Oh, Ben Franklin up in the Green Bay area. Are you kidding me? Come. (37:57–38:06)

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Asserts that Wisconsin was the second to last state to pass postpartum Medicaid extension after seven years.

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