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Mike Johnson: “1.4 million illegal aliens that are receiving Medicaid right…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

Interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Published June 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 10:20

But when you look at those numbers and you break them down, this is high on public opinion polling. You're talking about 1.4 million illegal aliens that are receiving Medicaid right now. They're not entitled to that. This is for US citizens in those vulnerable populations. There's about 4.8 million people that they're referring to that are able bodied workers. (10:20–10:25)

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Asserts that 1.4 million illegal aliens are currently receiving Medicaid.

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