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Richard Neal: “America needs 86,000 new doctors.”

Featuring: Richard Neal, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 1st Congressional District

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'These Cuts That Are Being Proposed Don't Make Any Sense': Richard Neal Shreds Cuts To Healthcare

Published | Video Starts at 00:34

They, like all members of the American family, are going to be facing the reality of what the tax bill that the Republicans embraced will do. America needs 86,000 new doctors. That's where graduate medical education comes in. That's where our academic centers come in. Every member of Congress ought to spend a Friday night or a Saturday night in an … (00:34–00:38)

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