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

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It's a nine hour drive in each direction. It's unacceptable and she deserves better and so does every Iowan who is in this state who's battling a mental health challenge. Reversing the Medicaid cuts that we've talked about at some length is one of the most important things that we can do. And we can do that with 51 votes in the United States Senate. We also need to make sure that we are understanding there are unique challenges in our rural communities. (35:04–35:13)

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