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Matt Gaetz: “The most heartbreaking stories I ever heard in Congress…”

Featuring: Matt Gaetz, Republican | Former U.S. House, Florida's 1st District

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The Anchormen Show EP 141 - Bench Pressed

Published | Video Starts at 11:52

And so the most heartbreaking stories I ever heard in Congress were, you know, the parents who lived in Yuma, Arizona, and they needed the NICU services for The most heartbreaking stories I ever heard in Congress were...parents who lived in Yuma, Arizona...had to take a three hour drive to Phoenix with a baby clinging to life because the people who had just come over the border and had a baby were soaking up those services. It's heartbreaking. What's disgusting is just that, you know, the disadvantage this puts Americans at, and Democrats just don't seem to care about that. (11:52–12:24)

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