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Don Bacon: “I couldn’t sign on to the $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid that hardliners of his party are demanding.”

On the recordMay 7, 2025
I couldn’t sign on to the $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid that hardliners of his party are demanding.
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Don Bacon
Republican · Nebraska

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Bacon voices opposition to extreme Medicaid cuts proposed by party hardliners.

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