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Mark Pocan: “Don't cut my Medicaid, don't cut food assistance, don't cut…”

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

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Town Hall Tensions: Congressman Chuck Edwards Faces Backlash While Democrats Seize the Moment

Published | Video Starts at 03:41

And I'm not done. I'm going to keep doing this because at least people should be able to talk to their member face to face and say, look, Don't cut my Medicaid, don't cut food assistance, don't cut education, don't cut the subsidies for the Affordable Care act, all so that you can have a tax cut of $4.5 trillion. Go to Elon Musk and Donald. That's what people are saying. And members of Congress just need to listen to their constituents. So after your town hall, many of his constituents for Republican Congressman Derek Van Orden. (03:41–03:53)

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Asserts that proposed cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, education, and ACA subsidies are to fund a $4.5 trillion tax cut.

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