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Mike Johnson: “SNAP and Medicaid and these other programs were intended to…”

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

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Speaker Johnson and Secretary Rollins Give Remarks on Day 31 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 34:28

You know, you have the elderly, disabled, young, pregnant women, for example, who are single and they're down on their luck and they need some help. SNAP and Medicaid and these other programs were intended to be a temporary safety net. to help people to get back on their feet. But they have been abused. Abused. And there are some big government advocates like the Marxists, like the socialists who want the government to take over everything and supply everything for everybody. (34:28–34:36)

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Asserts that SNAP and Medicaid were designed as temporary safety nets.

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