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Zach Wahls: “Iowans are speaking out against the cuts to Medicaid that…”

Featuring: Zach Wahls, Democratic | Iowa Senate, District 43

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Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate seat in Iowa take part in forum

Published | Video Starts at 43:59

And all over our state, in big cities, small towns and rural communities alike, Iowans can see that we have a government that is working great for the billionaires, great for the big corporations. But it is not working for us. That is why Iowans are speaking out against the cuts to Medicaid that are an existential threat to our rural hospitals and clinics. We just saw a few weeks ago Ottumwa announce that they will be losing another clinic because of the cuts that we have seen. (43:59–44:07)

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Asserts that Medicaid cuts threaten rural healthcare facilities in Iowa.

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