We all acknowledge that 75% now of federal spending is what we call mandatory spending, entitlement programs, things that Congress doesn't annually appropriate for. And it continues to grow at an uncontrollable rate. In fact, The growth in the rate of Medicaid spending in the last five years has been 50%. That's not sustainable. We know that's not sustainable. And in the time I've been here, we have never ever done anything to reform and improve and strengthen these programs that … (05:24–05:31)
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Asserts that Medicaid spending has grown by 50% over the last five years.
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