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John Hickenlooper: “President Trump says he wants to rid the government of fraud…”

Featuring: John Hickenlooper, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Colorado

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Virtual Town Hall with Senator Hickenlooper and Janine Davidson on National Issues

Published | Video Starts at 23:09

You cut Medicaid at that level and you're going to have a lot of grandmothers and grandfathers out on their ear or bankrupt. President Trump says he wants to rid the government of fraud and abuse, but this budget would balloon our national debt by over $4 trillion. dollars. That's a trillion with a T. His administration's plan is to help again, the wealthiest Americans. It's to run up the debt and let Everybody else pay. (23:09–23:15)

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Asserts that the budget would increase the national debt by over $4 trillion.

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