But here's where there is a difference. The tax bill that's being proposed that will lower taxes is going to be paid for in significant part by drastic cuts to the Medicaid budget, … In the House version of the reconciliation bill, the Energy and Commerce Committee...was instructed...to come up with about $800 billion in savings. … It's not to lower the national debt. It's not to invest in research and development. It's not to provide universal, affordable child care or family and medical needs. (03:33–03:53)
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Asserts that the House reconciliation bill instructs $800 billion in savings, impacting Medicaid.
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