Doctor Challenges Congressman Over Healthcare Vote
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California Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains, a doctor, announced her candidacy for Congress, challenging Republican Rep. David Valadao. Bains criticizes Valadao's vote for a bill endangering healthcare for millions in their district, including 290,000 Medi-Cal recipients. She highlights her experience as a physician and her occasional opposition to her own party. While seen as a frontrunner, she faces other Democratic challengers, including Randy Villegas, in a primary before the general election.
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