And Democrats say this is really going to hurt these people. And they also say that this is going to be life and death. What do you say to that? Well, listen, Some component of those numbers [7.8 million losing Medicaid] are people who are engaged in fraud. In other words, people who are not qualified for Medicaid and are fraudulently getting it. And I, I think it is exactly right that we should remove people who are engaging in fraud from getting Medicaid at the taxpayer's expense. (16:39–16:42)
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