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Janice Schakowsky: “This is really an appalling number, 5 million Americans who would receive healthcare coverage if Republican Governors…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2014
This is really an appalling number, 5 million Americans who would receive healthcare coverage if Republican Governors and State legislatures took the simple step of expanding Medicaid.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky criticizes Republican governors for not expanding Medicaid, affecting 5 million Americans.

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