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On the recordOctober 21, 2025
We are advocating because it is the right thing for every American that healthcare is a right. It is a foundation for a family to thrive. When I think about the things that enable a family to do well, it is healthcare; it is a decent home, decent community; it is housing; it is education, the opportunity for good education; and it is a good-paying job that sets your family on its feet. In healthcare--a fundamental foundation in my State--the projected loss of people because of the slashes to Medicaid is 235,000 people losing their insurance in my State, a projected increase that isn't as high as the rest of the country.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Discussing the impact of healthcare policy and Medicaid cuts on families in Oregon and across the U.S.

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