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John Thune: “You have people on the rolls today who are here illegally.”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Senator John Thune Advocates for Extending Tax Cuts and Medicaid Reforms

Published | Video Starts at 06:51

The expansion population is 90% paid for by the federal taxpayers. And so what do states do? They game the system to get more federal money. They add more people to the rolls. And so You have people on the rolls today who are here illegally. You have people on the rolls here today who are not eligible for this program. And you have people here today for whom there is in that program for whom there's no work requirement. (06:51–06:55)

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Asserts that there are individuals illegally on Medicaid rolls.

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