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Lisa Blunt Rochester: “Mr. President, according to Secretary Kennedy, the Trump administration is committed to building the most compassionate…”

On the recordMay 12, 2026
Mr. President, according to Secretary Kennedy, the Trump administration is committed to building the most compassionate Department of Health and Human Services in the history of the United States.
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic · Delaware
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congress.gov
May 22, 2025

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Addressing the proposed Republican budget cuts to Medicaid.

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