This hearing is not an effort by Republicans to improve social service programs. It's an excuse to end them and to punish Democratic led states. This has always been the plan. It's why Republicans so called big Beautiful bill is estimated to cut more than 1 trillion from Medicaid and CHIP benefits. and cut SNAP for 40 million people, the very children or folks with disabilities who were mentioned in the opening statements. (03:38–03:47)
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Claims a Republican bill would cut over $1 trillion from Medicaid and CHIP.
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