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Josh Brecheen: “Our population since 2012 in this country has grown 6%. You…”

Featuring: Josh Brecheen, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 2nd Congressional District

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Congressman Brecheen Speaks on Budget Resolution During House Budget Committee Markup

Published | Video Starts at 04:49

That is displacing jobs in the energy sector for oil and gas that is affordable. We're talking about right sizing that and right sizing government. And let me just end with this. When we talk about Medicaid, Our population since 2012 in this country has grown 6%. You know what? The Medicaid population has grown 60% in the same time frame. You know who's the largest subgroup according to FGA of Medicaid abled bodied, not the blind, not the disabled, not pregnant nursing mothers, elderly able bodied individuals that are above the federal poverty level at a rate of 138% or above. (04:49–04:58)

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Asserts that the U.S. population grew 6% since 2012, while the Medicaid population grew 60%.

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