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Josh Brecheen: “We now for the first time in our nation's history since…”

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

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Congressman Brecheen March Telephone Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 57:57

Our goal should be to impact the poverty rate. Now, what I also want you to see is the high bar graph area. I want you to look at the part the poverty rate. We now for the first time in our nation's history since Medicaid was created. Have more people...above the poverty line than...below the poverty line. than below it. That line is the poverty line. We have now more people on Medicaid that are above the poverty line than are before that are below the poverty line. (57:57)

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Claims more Medicaid recipients are above the poverty line than below it for the first time.

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