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Mike Johnson: “By the CBO's estimate, about 1.4 million illegal aliens were…”

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

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Shutdown Presser Day 3

Published | Video Starts at 03:53

One was able bodied young men who were riding the wagon, who should be working. We got them back to work. And the other thing that we focused on was the illegal aliens. By the CBO's estimate, about 1.4 million illegal aliens were receiving Medicaid benefits. that were intended only for US citizens that met the categories I just described. They were gaming the system, they were cheating the system. (03:53–04:06)

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Asserts that the Congressional Budget Office estimated 1.4 million illegal aliens were receiving Medicaid benefits.

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