Medical bills are one of the leading causes of financial hardship in America. No one should be forced to make the impossible choice of paying their medical debt or putting food on the table. Recently, House Republicans passed a budget framework that would cut Medicaid and leave our most vulnerable Americans without health care. In Texas 34th district alone, there are 205,000 people on Medicaid, almost a third of our population, including over 160,000 children and 32,000 senior citizens. (00:32–00:42)
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Asserts that House Republicans passed a budget framework that proposes Medicaid cuts.
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