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Mark Pocan: “I do think they will do something surround…”

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

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Wisconsin Town Hall on Immigration, Social Security, and Political Activism

Published | Video Starts at 13:36

I think what they're most likely to do, I do think they will do something surround Medicaid and one of them and it doesn't save them much money, it's more punitive. But I do think they will do something surround Medicaid...probably say only able-bodied men...have to work in order to get Medicaid. So that's probably something. But it doesn't give them the savings they're looking for. So it's almost done. More in a punitive way. (13:36–13:53)

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Asserts that there will likely be a work requirement for able-bodied men to receive Medicaid.

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