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Nikema Williams: “Women will continue to die. Women won't be able to get the…”

Featuring: Nikema Williams, Democratic | U.S. House Georgia, 5th Congressional District

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Congresswoman Nikema Williams Discusses Billionaire Budget Bill on V103's Big Ticket Morning Show

Published | Video Starts at 03:33

And she said that to be able to continue to do the work that she's doing so that women who she's see who remember 50% of the childbirths are paid for by Medicaid. Wow. They can't afford this. Women will continue to die. Women won't be able to get the necessary prenatal care that they need. And I know, Tigger, you're a new daddy over there. Yes, ma' am. So you know what these appointments are like and you know that you have to, at the end of your pregnancy, you're going every week. (03:33–03:40)

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Asserts that cutting Medicaid will result in women lacking necessary prenatal care, leading to fatalities.

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