The bill would also gut Medicaid and food assistance in order to pay for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts for billionaires and the biggest corporations. By lowering the amount of federal dollars available for the program and imposing burdensome new paperwork requirements, Over 173 in Connecticut alone would lose their Medicaid coverage. Medicaid, or Husky as we know it in Connecticut, is a lifeline for children, for people with disabilities, for low wage workers and seniors. (06:39–06:46)
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Asserts that over 173 people in Connecticut would lose Medicaid coverage due to the tax bill.
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