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Mike Johnson: “We have gotten those able-bodied young men off the program.”

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

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Speaker Johnson Joins Squawk Box on CNBC

Published | Video Starts at 12:55

Medicaid was created to help low income, you know, single moms and persons with disability and the elderly. But you had able bodied workers riding the wagon. We talked about it in detail on the show. We have gotten those able-bodied young men off the program. So it's actually sustained and strengthened the program. That is the facts. The CBO says it, not Republican talking points. Okay? (12:55–12:58)

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