Mr. Kennedy, look at the Congressional Budget Office this week. They say we are increasing Medicaid by 47% over 10 years. That's not a cut, except in Washington. Okay, you can. It is a cut when it comes to the rural hospitals all over America that are having to close because of the Medicaid cuts. And those are real dollars. They were closing before I came in here. They're not closing. Let me just ask you, do you realize that last year the United States had the highest number of measles cases in 30 years? (04:06–04:15)
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