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Janice Schakowsky: If enacted, the balanced budget amendment would undercut the structure of Medicare and Medicaid by opening both to…

On the recordApril 10, 2018
If enacted, the balanced budget amendment would undercut the structure of Medicare and Medicaid by opening both to dramatic cuts in funding.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky criticizes the balanced budget amendment's potential impact on Medicare and Medicaid funding.

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