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Featuring: Joe Neguse, Democratic | U.S. House Colorado, 2nd Congressional District

Congressman Joe Neguse and Jen Rubin discuss Republican plan to Cut Medicaid

Published February 21, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:23

And they do that by essentially gutting every social safety net program that one could conceive of. That includes, as you know, about $800 billion of cuts to to Medicaid as well as the Affordable Care Act, $200 billion to food assistance programs and a number of other really draconian cuts to programs. that everyday Americans across rural America, rural parts of my district rely on. It would be a devastating budget if it were enacted into law for the American people. (01:23–01:30)

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