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Diana DeGette: “Work requirements that they're saying not only will throw…”

Featuring: Diana DeGette, Democratic | U.S. House, Colorado, District 1

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Diana DeGette Criticizes Republican Health Care Bill and Medicaid Cuts

Published | Video Starts at 03:57

Now, I know we're going to have a lot more debate on two of the things my colleagues across the aisle say. Number one, these work requirements. Now, let's be really honest is the Work requirements that they're saying not only will throw many, many people who are eligible off of insurance, but it will also increase paperwork requirements and we will increase costs for the states. I'd like. Mr. Chairman, I'd like to put a study from the Kaiser Family foundation into the record, which shows that 92% of Medicaid recipients are working in school, disabled … (03:57–04:13)

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Asserts that proposed work requirements will remove eligible people from insurance and increase state costs.

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