Instead of looking for ways to weaken the protections of Medicaid, I hope that we can find a way to work together to find a way to strengthen those programs by providing the territories the funding that they so desperately need.
Kennedy emphasizes the need to strengthen Medicaid funding for territories instead of weakening protections.
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