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Mike Johnson: “The CBO Congressional Budget Office... said it will have the…”

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

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Livestream: Speaker Johnson Shutdown Press Conference Day 13

Published | Video Starts at 22:26

We put the Medicare reforms in the one big beautiful bill, many of them. And what that did, don't take our word for it. Look at the analysis of The CBO Congressional Budget Office... said it will have the desired effect of reducing waste and abuse in that program. that was full of it, full of waste and abuse in Medicaid, which was draining resources from people who needed it the most, which is the elderly, disabled and young pregnant women example. (22:26–22:36)

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Asserts that the CBO reported the bill would reduce waste and abuse in Medicare.

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