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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “They cannot consistently hold both the $880 billion cut…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is trying to find her party's path back into power. | Morning Edition | NPR

Published | Video Starts at 04:08

The Republican Party is saying over and over again, we are not going to cut Medicaid, we are not going to touch Medicare. And you. They cannot consistently hold both the $880 billion cut promise and not touching Medicaid. Mike Johnson, the House speaker, said just this week, come on, there's waste, fraud and abuse. We're going to cut it out without affecting anybody's benefits. You don't believe that? (04:08–04:18)

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Asserts that the $880 billion cut cannot be reconciled with promises not to touch Medicaid.

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