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Mike Johnson: “The congressional Budget Office says we're going to save 185…”

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

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Speaker Johnson Joins Way Too Early with Ali Vitali on MSNBC

Published | Video Starts at 04:03

The one big, beautiful bill where we didn't cut Medicaid, we shored it up. We supported it. Why? Because we eliminated fraud, waste and abuse. And don't take my word for it. Look at the CBO's analysis. The congressional Budget Office says we're going to save 185 billion doll in waste and abuse. which is going to make the program work better for the people who depend upon it. They also say millions of Americans will lose access to Medicaid because of that. (04:03–04:09)

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Asserts that the Congressional Budget Office estimates $185 billion savings in waste and abuse.

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