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Kevin Stitt: “We need to put some work requirements on them because it is…”

Featuring: Kevin Stitt, Republican | Governor of Oklahoma

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Joint Press Conference with Governor Stitt, Legislative Leadership

Published | Video Starts at 19:00

And then you have the, you have people that are up to 138% of the poverty line that are getting free medical care, that don't have children that should be in the workforce. And We need to put some work requirements on them because it is unsustainable over time. especially as that cost shift changes from the federal government. Yes, ma'. Am. Governor, do you think that as Oklahoma is one of the least healthy states in the nation, we think this will be ran low, those sorts of rankings. (19:00–19:04)

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Asserts that work requirements are needed for certain Medicaid recipients to ensure sustainability.

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