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Lori Trahan: “Community hospitals in communities like mine, they're…”

Featuring: Lori Trahan, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 3rd Congressional District

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Published October 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 29:06

I mean, Shelly, I know you're already seeing the warning signs. Rural hospitals are closing because before this trillion dollar cut, they were already in the red. Community hospitals in communities like mine, they're stretched to the breaking point. They're already cutting services. A community health center in my district is laying off employees. And look, I want to be clear that the Trump administration, they knew this would happen when they passed this bill. (29:06–29:11)

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