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John Barrasso: “There are 1.2 million illegal immigrants on Medicaid right…”

Featuring: John Barrasso, Republican | U.S. Senate Wyoming

Sen. John Barrasso says Medicaid has become 'a magnet' for waste, fraud and abuse

Published July 13, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:00

I do want to ask you something on foreign policy, though, because there's been a lot of focus. Well, let me just point that. Let me just point out there that There are 1.2 million illegal immigrants on Medicaid right now. because states have set up money laundering schemes to drain Medicaid to pay for illegal immigrants. And the study that you have talked about earlier about the 92% that is the Kaiser foundation, that has clearly been debunked. (02:00–02:13)

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Asserts that 1.2 million illegal immigrants are currently on Medicaid.

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