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Ron Johnson: “What we're trying to do is fix the Obamacare extension or…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson's Wisconsin Town Hall: Addressing Federal Spending, Medicaid, and Immigration Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 08:12

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. That's the $9 to $1 match which has completely distorted Medicaid and is actually crowding the vulnerable out of the dollars as well as the services being provided through Medicaid. (08:12–08:19)

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Asserts that the goal is to fix issues caused by the Medicaid expansion under Obamacare.

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