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Greg Abbott: “California so much so, they even had to cut back on their…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Governor Abbott's 1-on1- interview with ABC13

Published | Video Starts at 04:30

And then you look at large states that expanded their Medicaid programs like California and New York, and they both agreed that it cost them far more than what they expected. California so much so, they even had to cut back on their education funding to pay for their Medicaid expansion. So Beto's proposed Medicaid expansion is a tax increase waiting to happen along the. Lines of health care, women's reproductive health care. 77% of Texans don't agree with the law as it currently stands. (04:30–04:38)

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Asserts California reduced education funding due to Medicaid expansion costs.

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