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On the recordJuly 30, 2025
About a trillion dollars was cut from Medicaid. That’s a trillion dollars that was going to help people with disabilities, going to help people in nursing homes, going to help people struggling with substance use challenges, going to help Americans in need, because that was the compact that we made.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Senator Van Hollen discusses the impact of Medicaid cuts on vulnerable populations.

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