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Tom Cole: “Nobody that should be on Medicaid will be removed from…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Rep. Cole's Weekly Chat | Week of 06.23.25

Published | Video Starts at 08:31

The next thing there is, and very controversial is a measure of reform of our entitlement system. Focus heavily on Medicaid. And the important thing to remember is Nobody that should be on Medicaid will be removed from Medicaid. But we do have folks that are illegally in the country, illegal immigrants that get Medicaid. And we do have people that don't really qualify it but have sort of gamed the system. (08:31–08:36)

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Asserts that the Medicaid reform in the bill will not remove eligible individuals from Medicaid.

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