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Mark Pocan: “The bill that you just said the White House supports is…”

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

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Congressman Mark Pocan Challenges Director on Medicare Cuts and Project 2025 Agenda

Published | Video Starts at 02:45

And part of that is because you've sent us a rescission package worth $9 billion that goes after Big Bird and Cookie Monster. But you've added $200 billion to defense and Homeland Security. You've also. The bill that you just said the White House supports is going to add, depending who you talk to $2.4 trillion to $5 trillion to the national debt. It's going to make somewhere between 11 and 16 million people lose their health care. I know. You said on a Sunday morning show no one will lose coverage as a result of this bill. (02:45–02:54)

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Asserts that the bill supported by the White House will add $2.4 trillion to $5 trillion to the national debt.

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