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Trisha Calvarese: “Thanks to my union, thanks to Medicare, I could drop…”

Featuring: Trisha Calvarese, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Colorado, District 4

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Both my parents had cancer at the same time, and I am an only child. So, you know, Thanks to my union, thanks to Medicare, I could drop everything and move back home to Highlands Ranch and provide that end of life care. They did pass last fall, days apart. And before he died, dad, a lifelong Republican, told me, it's time to step up and you need to run and reinvest everything that this community has invested in. (01:03–01:12)

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Asserts that union support and Medicare allowed her to move back home to provide end-of-life care for her parents.

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