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Bernie Sanders: “Cutting Medicaid would hurt veterans. Efforts in Congress to cut Medicaid jeopardize a critical source of health…”

On the recordJune 13, 2017
Cutting Medicaid would hurt veterans. Efforts in Congress to cut Medicaid jeopardize a critical source of health coverage for veterans.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders highlights the negative impact of Medicaid cuts on veterans' health coverage.

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