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Timothy M. Kennedy: “Cutting a trillion dollars from Medicare, Medicaid, and…”

Featuring: Timothy M. Kennedy, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 26th Congressional District

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Rep. Kennedy Speaks Out Against the Big Ugly Bill

Published | Video Starts at 00:14

I worked at a school for children with disabilities in a nursing home, helping seniors maintain their independence. I know exactly what it means to cut Cutting a trillion dollars from Medicare, Medicaid, and [the] Affordable Care Act is what this big, ugly bill does. Taking away health care for 17 million Americans won't make us any healthier. Stealing food away from the neediest children, seniors and veterans won't make us any stronger. (00:14–00:24)

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Asserts that a proposed bill cuts a trillion dollars from Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act.

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