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Alex Padilla: “Focusing on cuts to benefits, cuts to coverage and cuts to access. When I believe what we should be discussing is ways…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2023
Focusing on cuts to benefits, cuts to coverage and cuts to access. When I believe what we should be discussing is ways to preserve and build on Medicare's many successes.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Padilla criticizes Republican focus on Medicare cuts and advocates for preserving Medicare's successes.

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