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Lanon Baccam: “We have to make Medicare stronger for these rural…”

Featuring: Lanon Baccam, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Iowa, District 3

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KCCI US House 3rd District Debate

Published | Video Starts at 49:54

And it's so critically important for us to make sure that people who work for a living pay into the systems, can afford to retire with dignity. We have to ensure that Social Security is solvent for years to come. We have to make Medicare stronger for these rural communities as well. And we have to unleash an economic boom in these areas by creating the ecosystem and environment to make that happen. Same question to you. (49:54–49:59)

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Asserts the need to strengthen Medicare for rural communities.

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