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Peggy Flanagan: “Healthcare was taken away from 15 million people, food was…”

Featuring: Peggy Flanagan, Democratic–Farmer–Labor | Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 03:57

And we certainly want to pass this big, ugly bill. I think it's important that we restore the cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, which were essentially, Healthcare was taken away from 15 million people, food was taken off the table for folks, all in exchange for trillions of dollars in tax cuts for the ultra wealthy. in this country. It's outrageous. And I think that folks are ready for someone who's going to fight for Medicare for all. This is the number one issue that I hear from Minnesotans all across the state. (03:57–04:10)

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Asserts that 15 million people lost healthcare due to tax cuts for the wealthy.

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