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Michael Bennet: “Your cuts to NIH, because that's going to make it harder for…”

Featuring: Michael Bennet, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Colorado

We are. I think everybody on this dais believes that the United States of America ought to be leading in these matters. That's why we're so discouraged by Your cuts to NIH, because that's going to make it harder for us to lead. That's why we are so discouraged by your cuts to Medicaid that are making it impossible to invest in rural America. That's why there are no cuts to Medicaid. (03:32–03:38)

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Asserts that cuts to NIH will hinder U.S. leadership in public health.

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