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Mr. WYDEN. Madam President, I call up my amendment No. 1989 and ask that it be reported by number.

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Mr. WYDEN. Colleagues, this amendment offered by Senator Hawley and myself says that $880 billion in Medicaid cuts have no place in this resolution.

Right now, those cuts can be found on page 46, lines 3 through 7, and we ought to get rid of them.

The Modern Medicaid Alliance, which includes AARP, the Federation of American Hospitals, and dozens of provider health plan and patient advocacy groups agree with Senator Hawley and me and support us in this effort.

Protecting Americans' healthcare ought to go beyond party lines. Protecting families who count on Medicaid ought to go beyond party lines. Protecting seniors who count on Medicaid for nursing home care ought to go beyond party lines. Protecting kids with disabilities who count on Medicaid ought to go beyond party lines. And protecting working Americans who are walking an economic tightrope--all of that, colleagues, should go beyond party lines.

In that spirit, I hope the Senate will join Senator Hawley and me on a bipartisan basis to finally take Medicaid off the chopping block.

I urge my colleagues to vote aye.
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