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Mike Johnson: “Medicaid is intended to be a temporary safety net for people…”

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

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Mike Johnson Discusses Republican Legislation, Medicaid Cuts, and Iran Strikes

Published | Video Starts at 02:31

And it seems to me that's what you guys are trying to get at here, 100%. What we are doing is restoring common sense to the programs in order to preserve them. Because Medicaid is intended to be a temporary safety net for people who desperately need it. You're talking about the elderly, disabled, you know, young, single, pregnant moms who are down on their luck. Right. (02:31–02:36)

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