I would say because the lies told by the Democrats and the media right out of the blocks were pretty effective and a lot of our colleagues got cold feet. I kept pointing out whether We reduce Medicaid, the growth in Medicaid spending by $10 or 300 billion, we're still going to be accused of the same lies that we were trying to cut Medicaid for disabled children. Nothing could be further from the truth. We were trying to preserve Medicaid for disabled children for the vulnerable. And what we're trying to do is fix the Obamacare extension or expansion called Medicaid expansion. (07:53–08:07)
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Asserts that any reduction in Medicaid growth is misrepresented as cuts to disabled children's Medicaid.
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