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Tim Walz: “Democrats are asking not to cut Medicaid, not to cut these…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 17:55

They have one playbook and it's to try and blame rather than govern. The fact of the matter is Democrats are asking not to cut Medicaid, not to cut these services, especially to rural hospitals. and not to give tax cuts to millionaires at a time when we have to have a budget. We saw that job numbers did not only not grow last month, they shrunk for the first time in over three years. (17:55–18:01)

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Asserts that Democrats are advocating against cuts to Medicaid and services for rural hospitals.

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