… budget plan will cut Medicaid to the bone and take health care from children, from people with disabilities, from seniors and from our most vulnerable. You've all heard the numbers. 72 million Americans, 8 million seniors, a third of all children rely on Medicaid for their health care. But these numbers have real faces and real stories behind them. Real people in my state and every single state that my Republican colleagues represent who rely on Medicaid for life saving care. (00:55–01:06)
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Asserts that 72 million Americans, including 8 million seniors and a third of all children, rely on Medicaid.
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