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On the recordMay 9, 2018
Sustainable means cutting healthcare for poor people and damaging rural America, and that's just unacceptable.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley criticizes the sustainability of Medicaid expansion affecting healthcare access.

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