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John Cornyn: “The CBO also estimates that 2 1/2 million of the 10 million…”

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

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Cornyn Debunks Democrats' Lies About Health Coverage in the One Big Beautiful Bill

Published | Video Starts at 06:11

But if you consciously choose not to, it makes sense to me that taxpayers should not be required to subsidize that. Next, The CBO also estimates that 2 1/2 million of the 10 million are not actually eligible for the program to begin with. That's a quarter of that 10 million aren't even eligible. If we want to make sure that our safety net programs work and is stable, we have to ensure that … (06:11–06:23)

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Asserts that 2.5 million people losing coverage are not eligible for the program.

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