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Yassamin Ansari: “We know that 93% of those who are on Medicaid are already…”

Featuring: Yassamin Ansari, Democratic | U.S. House Arizona, District 3

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Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari Discusses GOP Budget Cuts, El Salvador Trip, and Trump Administration Controversies on Arizona Horizon

Published | Video Starts at 04:05

There's just a lot of fear mongering around Medicaid. There's, you know, Republicans who will try to try to say that people are taking advantage of this. We know that 93% of those who are on Medicaid are already working. The only individuals who who may not be part of that 93% are those within our disability community who I have engaged with in Arizona through the Arizona Disability Coalition. (04:05–04:09)

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