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Eliot Engel: “Medicaid is something that is very, very important. It is a critical safety net.”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2015
Medicaid is something that is very, very important. It is a critical safety net.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel defends the importance of Medicaid amidst concerns about system abuse.

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