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On the recordSeptember 29, 2019
Unless the Congress and the Administration act to support the two requests I have outlined above before September 30, 2019, we will be faced with potentially catastrophic damage to our Medicaid program and our healthcare system.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

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Plaskett warns of severe consequences for Medicaid if Congress does not act.

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