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Eli Crane: “There's like 80 million Americans on [Medicaid] and tens of…”

Featuring: Eli Crane, Republican | U.S. House Arizona, District 2

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Rep. Eli Crane Talks Russia & Ukraine on "The Jeff Oravits Show"

Published | Video Starts at 10:31

Most people, most Americans don't know that this program, like many social programs, has ballooned way beyond that. We're talking There's like 80 million Americans on [Medicaid] and tens of millions of them are able-bodied, working age Americans. that are just leeching off the system. And if you, if you really care about, you know, the folks that Medicaid supposed to be for, you know, we have to, … (10:31–10:42)

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Asserts that Medicaid has about 80 million enrollees, including many able-bodied, working-age individuals.

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