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Hank Johnson: “Most of the recipients of Medicaid are children and also…”

Featuring: Hank Johnson, Democratic | U.S. House Georgia, District 4

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Congressman Hank Johnson Criticizes House Bill for Favoring Wealthy Over Working Americans

Published | Video Starts at 05:14

That's why they, they don't, that's why they fit the eligibility requirements for Medicaid is because they are disabled and unable to work. And so I just want to, when you force disabled people and when you, and by the way, Most of the recipients of Medicaid are children and also elderly people. And so when you're cutting Medicaid, you're also cutting them. But there's no way that you should require disabled people to have to work in order to receive their benefit. (05:14–05:21)

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Asserts that children and elderly people make up most Medicaid recipients.

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