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Ron Johnson: “Obamacare, now called Medicaid expansion, is putting at risk…”

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

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But by 1948, because we had responsible leaders, you know, the greatest generation, that actually went down to 11.4% of GDP, we returned to a pre war level. And we had a massive recession too. Obamacare, now called Medicaid expansion, is putting at risk Medicare for the truly vulnerable. Even though we all ran on repealing and replacing that and obviously failed in the first Trump term. But now we're all okay with it. (38:53–38:59)

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Asserts that Medicaid expansion threatens Medicare for vulnerable populations.

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