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Peter Welch: “Medicaid is health care for 80 to 90 million Americans.”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

Senate Discussion on Medicaid Cuts and Tax Reform with Senators Klobuchar and Warnock

Published April 5, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:49

And that's health care. Healthcare is in jeopardy, particularly Medicaid. Medicaid is health care. It's health care for kids. It's health care for many low income seniors. It's Medicaid is health care for 80 to 90 million Americans. It is health care for folks who must live in nursing homes. They're at that stage in life where what keeps them alive allows their kids to visit. (00:49–00:53)

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Senate Discussion on Medicaid Cuts and Tax Reform with Senators Klobuchar and Warnock | Uploaded April 5, 2025 | 06:35-06:52
“The bill proposes doing harm to children and folks in nursing homes in your community and mine.”
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“The proposed bill is a tax cut designed to lower taxes for very wealthy people.”
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“The bill proposes giving tax cuts to corporations that have had record profits.”
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“The bill is making a decision to give tax cuts to people who don't need them and haven't asked for them.”
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“The tax cut won't have any impact on wealthy people's ability to put money aside for their kids' college.”
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“The tax cut won't be invested in childcare that working families need.”
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“The tax cut won't be invested in family leave for when a spouse or child becomes sick.”
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“The way we're going to pay for the tax cut is by taking away health care from people who desperately need it.”
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“The bill proposes taking away health care that families in your community and mine totally depend on.”
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“Parents of a disabled child rely on Medicaid as their only lifeline to care for that child.”
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