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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
Let me be very clear here, ladies and gentlemen, for the majority of Americans, middle class Americans, Medicaid is what gets you or your mother or your father into a nursing home.
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Bobby Rush
Democratic · Illinois

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Medicaid is essential for middle-class Americans needing long-term care, not Medicare.

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