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Tammy Baldwin: “Medicaid cuts will hurt blue states, purple states and red…”

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

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Full interview with Sen. Tammy Baldwin Playbook The First 100 Days Health Care.

Published | Video Starts at 21:37

Do you see an appetite for that? Because some of your colleagues are concerned about the research cuts impacting their states. Republicans as well? Absolutely. This a lot. And by the way, the Medicaid cuts will hurt blue states, purple states and red states, and in some ways predictions are red states even more harmfully. No. After the NIH cut the rate for reimbursement for indirect costs, the inquiries that were placed by some of my Republican colleagues of what does this mean for my state were significant and public comments in some states. (21:37–21:44)

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Asserts that Medicaid cuts will negatively impact all states, with red states potentially being more harmed.

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