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Rebecca Cooke: “He [Derek Van Orden] voted for the one big ugly bill that's…”

Featuring: Rebecca Cooke, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 3

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Published | Video Starts at 05:22

Van Norden says that he is doing everything to prevent the closing of rural hospitals in Wisconsin. He also said he did not vote to cut Medicaid. Yeah, that's a lie. He did. He [Derek Van Orden] voted for the one big ugly bill that's cutting Medicaid and SNAP benefits. The Rural Health Transformation Fund, which he talks a lot about, is just a drop in the bucket to what our rural communities actually need. Three, to keep our rural hospitals open and funded. (05:22–17:37)

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Asserts that Derek Van Orden voted for a bill cutting Medicaid and SNAP benefits.

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