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Mark Pocan: “By law, you can't get Medicaid if you're not a citizen.”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

What Rep. Mark Pocan Says Is Really Driving Prices — And What Congress Must Do

Published September 4, 2025 | Video Starts at 03:37

It could not have sounded in my mind more like your classic smokescreen of, you know, it's those guys, it's not us who are cutting your benefits. Well, you know, I think with Medicaid is probably the best example. You know, By law, you can't get Medicaid if you're not a citizen. So there's no federal money that goes to that. Right. That's the federal law. So some states have decided to put money in to make sure they're covering non citizens. (03:37–03:41)

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Asserts that federal law prohibits non-citizens from receiving Medicaid.

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