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Tina Smith: “They [Republicans] needed to do that because they screwed…”

Featuring: Tina Smith, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 08:09

So everybody should just know that, that this is total nonsense because they put in this sort of special program for rural hospitals. They [Republicans] needed to do that because they screwed rural hospitals by cutting $150 billion out of Medicaid. which is the insurance that rural hospitals count on. So do not fall for this story that they are pushing out there because it's just complete bullshit. (08:09–23:01)

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Asserts that Republicans cut $150 billion from Medicaid, affecting rural hospitals.

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