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Virginia lawmaker angry over Republican threats to medicaid

By Dogwood Staff

June 11, 2025
Listen as Virginia House of Delegates Majority Leader Charniele Herring vents her anger over the Republican effort to take health care away from hundreds of thousands of Virginians—young and old.

Video created: 2025-06-05T19:01:41.241Z

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