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Veronica Escobar: “The administration is cutting health care, cutting nutrition…”

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

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LIVE: El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar holds press conference.

Published | Video Starts at 38:37

Residents have a right to know how their tax dollars are being spent. Nearly $1.3 billion. Campeast, Montana. Those are our tax dollars. At a time when The administration is cutting health care, cutting nutrition programs because of the illegal war. diesel prices are going up, gas prices are, are going up. So number one, people should care and know about this because this is our money. (38:37–38:44)

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Asserts that the administration is cutting health care and nutrition programs due to an illegal war.

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