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Tammy Baldwin: “His plan would cut veterans benefits by 40%.”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Tammy Baldwin on City Cast Madison podcast

Published | Video Starts at 19:14

Try to pay the grocery bill on that. His plan would cut Medicare by 25%, and that would also harm nursing homes. His plan would cut veterans benefits by 40%. This is a solemn oath that we gave to our veterans when they donned the uniform and swore their oath that we would take care of their health, especially if they had illnesses or injuries that were service connected. (19:14–19:20)

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Asserts that Eric Hovd's plan would cut veterans benefits by 40%.

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