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Tammy Baldwin: “My State of the Union guest this year was a woman named…”

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

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Discussion with Senator Tammy Baldwin and Evan Lowe Moderated by Tim Gum

Published | Video Starts at 12:16

And then I get a bully pulpit as a senator. I get to take to the floor and share those stories, amplify those stories. My State of the Union guest this year was a woman named Renee from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with stage four breast cancer. She was diagnosed with breast cancer through a program funded by Medicaid. And her treatment for her cancer is provided by Medicaid and her story. (12:16–12:25)

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