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Veronica Escobar: “In Texas, in my state, over 4 million Texans stand to lose…”

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

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Floor Speech on Republican Budget Plan

Published | Video Starts at 01:06

It will kick seniors out of nursing homes. It ends supporters for Americans with disabilities. It will double health care costs and more. That's just the Medicaid portion of it. In Texas, in my state, over 4 million Texans stand to lose with the cuts...to Medicaid. cuts that they will implement, that this bill will unlock, but with cuts to Medicaid. And it's not just that. It gets worse. This budget bill will extend. (01:06–01:19)

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Asserts that over 4 million Texans will be affected by Medicaid cuts in the budget bill.

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