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Ron Wyden: “This proposal, the Graham-Cassidy proposal, I call it Trumpcare, the next version of Trumpcare, ends that guarantee and…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2017
This proposal, the Graham-Cassidy proposal, I call it Trumpcare, the next version of Trumpcare, ends that guarantee and effectively turns it into a guarantee in name only.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden criticizes the Graham-Cassidy proposal for undermining Medicaid guarantees for senior citizens.

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