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Joe Courtney: “The states will destroy Medicare.”

Featuring: Joe Courtney, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 2nd Congressional District

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Courtney Grills Kennedy on Uninsured Americans & Trump Proposal to Send Medicaid, Medicare to States

Published | Video Starts at 04:57

Well, that's not a misstatement. That's a. That's a direct quote from your boss. Matt, I'm telling you the president's policy is to save Medicare. That's what he's always giving it to. The states will destroy Medicare. I yield back. (04:57–05:00)

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Asserts that transferring Medicare control to states will destroy the program.

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