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Ron Johnson: “Governor Walker didn't take Medicaid expansion, realizing…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Johnson on MSNBC's Meet the Press Daily

Published | Video Starts at 03:17

So the last thing he wanted to do is throw another entitlement on top of an already unstainable program. So he had responsible governors like Governor Walker didn't take Medicaid expansion, realizing that the trough was eventually going to dry up. And that's true. And so they didn't. What the last thing we want to do is ladle on top of another entitlement. So what Governor Walker did instead didn't get credit for it. (03:17–03:26)

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Asserts that Governor Walker did not expand Medicaid, anticipating future funding issues.

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