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Rebecca Cooke: “I want to expand Medicare to cover vision, dental and…”

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

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Congressional candidate Rebecca Cooke on the essential rural vote.

Published | Video Starts at 33:53

And they get their dental work done there because it's cheaper to do there than it is in our own country. But then when you talk about Medicare, you know, Republicans want to take that away. I want to expand Medicare to cover vision, dental and hearing. the things that deteriorate as folks age so that our parents and our family and our grandparents can age with dignity. (33:53–33:57)

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Asserts her policy position to expand Medicare to include vision, dental, and hearing coverage.

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