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Janice Schakowsky: “I continue to believe that any progress made by the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act would be completely…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2018
I continue to believe that any progress made by the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act would be completely reversed if the Republicans ever succeed in their radical plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act and drastically cut Medicaid benefits for low income individuals.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky warns against repealing ACA and cutting Medicaid, which harms mental health services.

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