PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Chris Murphy: “When they whack Medicaid, they are essentially making it…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

Watch on YouTube

LIVE: Shutdown Day 16

Published | Video Starts at 21:07

For everybody else, it sucks. When they cut Medicaid, they cut the primary insurer for nursing homes. Right. Most people in nursing homes are covered by Medicaid. So When they whack Medicaid, they are essentially making it much harder for people to be able to go to a nursing home. And nursing homes who are already, as we all know, completely underfunded and in so many cases, an unacceptable situation for our seniors. So they've taken. That, made it worse. (21:07–21:18)

CLAIM

Asserts that cuts to Medicaid make nursing home access more difficult.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Chris Murphy

Discover more from

Chris Murphy

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.