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Veronica Escobar: “I am really concerned about the poaching of medical…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Congresswoman Escobar holds press conference on migrant detention center

Published | Video Starts at 06:56

… provide access to health care, which, by the way, you know, I'm very concerned because of the cuts to Medicaid, what that will do to some of our providers locally. I am really concerned about the poaching of medical professionals from El Paso. It means less access for El Pasoans to medical professionals because the pool is so limited. The medical director did assure me that if it. (06:56–07:03)

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Asserts concern about medical professionals being poached from El Paso to work at the facility.

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