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Janice Schakowsky: The House Republican budget would turn Medicaid into a block grant, repeal the important new benefits under the…

On the recordMay 8, 2012
The House Republican budget would turn Medicaid into a block grant, repeal the important new benefits under the Affordable Care Act and cut federal funding for Medicaid by a staggering $1.7 trillion over the next decade.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Criticizing Republican budget cuts affecting women's health programs.

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