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On the recordJune 7, 2017
Secretary Price is the captain of the President's health-care team. He has been the premier advocate for Trumpcare, a bill that cuts Medicaid by $834 billion in order to pay for massive tax breaks for the wealthy.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Accusation against Secretary Price for supporting harmful Medicaid cuts.

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