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Riley Moore: “Retired union workers [are not using Medicare].”

Featuring: Riley Moore, Republican | U.S. House West Virginia, District 2

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Published | Video Starts at 22:50

Wanted health care, wanted retirement. I mean think about this. Somebody who retires in a union, they got a pension and they get full health care benefits. Guess who's not using Medicare? Retired union workers [are not using Medicare]. They're not. That's something nobody even talks about. The model has completely changed. Now where say you're a president of a community bank and you retire, well, you get a 401k and you got Medicare. (22:50–22:53)

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Asserts that retired union workers do not use Medicare due to their pension and health care benefits.

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