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Mark Pocan: “A little over 5 million of the 13.7 million people will lose…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Mark Pocan Discusses Impact of Proposed Health Care and Social Program Cuts in Wisconsin Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 01:01

So many people are. We know in the state that's an increase on people. There's a lot of red tape to get your health care. Now A little over 5 million of the 13.7 million people will lose health care simply because of a provision around work requirements. You already had to in some cases, but this is something that doesn't save much money. It was more done in a sort of punitive way. (01:01–01:09)

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