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Greg Casar: “80 million people rely on Medicaid.”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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Greg Casar Criticizes Republican Focus on Trans Athletes Over Social Issues

Published | Video Starts at 00:28

Compare that to. Do you know how many people rely on Medicaid in this country? That's more like 80 million. And Social Security? That's more like 70 million. So 80 million people rely on Medicaid. 70 million people on Social Security. We're talking about 1,000 college fencers, period. How many hearings do you think this committee has held on Elon Musk pushing Social Security to the brink of collapse? (00:28–00:31)

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Asserts that 80 million people in the U.S. rely on Medicaid.

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