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Cliff Bentz: “About 33% of Oregon is on Medicaid.”

Featuring: Cliff Bentz, Republican | U.S. House Oregon, 2nd Congressional District

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Five on 5: Rep. Cliff Bentz – (R) Oregon, District 2

Published | Video Starts at 01:00

That's a viewer question. Well, the viewer needs to look more carefully at who I represent because the majority of my constituents are not on Medicaid. About 33% of Oregon is on Medicaid. which is extremely sad because that means that 33% of Oregonians, for whatever reason, are on a welfare program. And that suggests that they can't get work. (01:00–01:04)

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Asserts that 33% of Oregon's population is on Medicaid.

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