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On the recordFebruary 25, 2025
House Republicans just voted to pass a budget that savagely cuts Medicaid and CHIP by up to $880 billion.
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Ritchie Torres
Democratic · New York

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Torres criticized the budget for severely cutting Medicaid and CHIP funding.

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