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Derrick Van Orden: “There has been no cuts to Medicaid or Medicare.”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Protestors decry healthcare cuts during Van Orden's roundtable in Sparta

Published | Video Starts at 01:29

American citizens have the right to peacefully protest. They get to make their voices heard. I just wish they knew what they were talking about. There has been no cuts to Medicaid or Medicare. There's not going to be cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. What's going to end, though, is the rampant waste, fraud and abuse. (01:29–01:32)

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Asserts that there have been no cuts to Medicaid or Medicare.

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