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Mark Pocan: “If you're going to cut Medicaid for 1.3 million people in…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 03:16

Republicans don't want to have town halls for all the reasons you just showed on tv. But you know, they need to talk to their constituents. If you're going to cut Medicaid for 1.3 million people in Wisconsin, you should say it to their face. So I've offered every Republican in Wisconsin, I'll go to their district and do a town hall with them. I've done some on the border of the district to the west. (03:16–03:22)

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Asserts that there is a proposal to cut Medicaid affecting 1.3 million people in Wisconsin.

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