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Ruben Gallego: “Republicans are about to kick another 13 million people off…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Ruben Gallego Questions Kristi Noem on Border Security and DHS Spending

Published | Video Starts at 00:53

At the same time, though, you recently requested a $50 million allotment for a private Gulf Stream jet. That's $50 million of taxpayer money to subsidize some of your national tours that you've been going on. Meanwhile, Republicans are about to kick another 13 million people off Medicaid to fund taxes for the rich on the backs of some working class Americans. So how can you justify spending millions, 50 million on a jet while your department is definitely overspending and Republicans in Congress are about to strip also healthcare from millions of Americans. (00:53–01:01)

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Asserts that Republicans plan to remove 13 million people from Medicaid to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.

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