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Mike Johnson: “We are not cutting Medicaid in this package.”

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

Interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Reconciliation Bill and Medicaid Reforms

Published May 25, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:14

So how do you reconcile that with what President Trump said? It's directly in line with what the President said. I've said the same. We are not cutting Medicaid in this package. There's a lot of misinformation out there about this, Jake. The numbers of Americans who are affected are those that are entwined in our work to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse. (04:14–04:18)

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Asserts that Medicaid is not being cut in the legislative package.

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