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Ron Johnson: “There's a great article in the Wall Street Journal written…”

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

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Ron Johnson Criticizes Biden's Economic Policies and Advocates for Spending Reform

Published | Video Starts at 01:54

What we are trying to do is take a look at the abuses of the system that put at risk the benefits for the people who truly deserve them. For example, There's a great article in the Wall Street Journal written by a father of a 17 year old autistic child who's on a 10 year waiting list for home care because he's being crowded out by single working age, able bodied, childless adults. That's what Obamacare did. And by the way, that's the part of Medicaid we're trying to reform is the Obamacare portion. Now they call it Medicaid advantage. (01:54–02:08)

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Asserts that Medicaid policies are disadvantaging disabled children in favor of able-bodied adults.

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