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Mike Johnson: “Medicaid is intended for the elderly, the disabled and young…”

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

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Livestream: Speaker Johnson Shutdown Press Conference Day 6

Published | Video Starts at 24:39

And the big thing was making sure that an estimated 1.4 million illegal aliens are no longer riding that wagon either. Why? Because Medicaid had to be strengthened. Medicaid is intended for the elderly, the disabled and young pregnant women. as I use an example, who are in difficult situations. They need the resources desperately, but the resources are being drained by people who were never intended to be there. (24:39–24:45)

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Asserts that Medicaid is intended for the elderly, disabled, and young pregnant women.

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