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Ron Johnson: “In 2008, we spent $200 billion on Medicaid. This year we'll…”

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

Sen. Johnson on CNN's New Day

Published July 27, 2017 | Video Starts at 01:28

That $200 billion will give us, I think maneuvering room to find the votes. And let me throw one last little fact at you. I keep hearing people talk about we're slashing Medicaid. In 2008, we spent $200 billion on Medicaid. This year we'll spend close to $400 billion. We've doubled it. What Republicans are trying to do and again other people saying we want, our goal is to take people off coverage. (01:28–01:35)

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Asserts that Medicaid spending has doubled from 2008 to the current year.

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