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Tammy Baldwin: “There's still basically a trillion dollars being taken out…”

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

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Senator Tammy Baldwin Discusses Recession Bill Vote and Its Impact on Wisconsin

Published | Video Starts at 05:07

So it's interesting though, because a lot of the Medicaid changes don't start until January of 2027, correct? That is correct in terms of some of the reporting and red tape that will be put up. But you know, There's still basically a trillion dollars being taken out of the Medicaid program over a time horizon of 10 years. And we will see ramifications. I think, earlier than that and especially worrisome to so many of the Wisconsinites I was interacting with during the consideration of this bill. (05:07–05:16)

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