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Dusty Johnson: “Closing those [SNAP work requirement] loopholes can save you…”

Featuring: Dusty Johnson, Republican | U.S. House, South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District

Interview with Congressman Dusty Johnson on Medicaid Budget Concerns and Rural Healthcare

Published February 25, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:56

The same can be true in Medicaid. One more example from snap. You've got states that have used ridiculous loopholes to exempt their entire state from the work requirements in SNAP. Closing those [SNAP work requirement] loopholes can save you $50 billion. And so you absolutely can start to build cost savings on integrity and on making sure that the wrong people don't get benefits. We absolutely need to have Medicaid. (01:56–02:01)

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