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John Cornyn: “More than 62% of able-bodied adults who receive Medicaid…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Senator John Cornyn Advocates for Tax Cuts and Fiscal Responsibility in Senate Speech

Published | Video Starts at 10:41

… and work requirements are one common sense step toward reforming this trajectory again, which is adding to our national debt. Recent research from the foundation for Government Accountability found that More than 62% of able-bodied adults who receive Medicaid benefits do not work at all. 62%. Two out of three as a nation, labor force participation, the number of people actually looking for work and participating in work has been on the decline among working age men, especially for decades. (10:41–10:55)

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Asserts that a majority of able-bodied Medicaid recipients are not employed.

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