Republicans Are Mocking Americans They Want to Take Medicaid Away From
Republicans are mocking and belittling Americans who have expressed concerns that they are going to lose Medicaid coverage under the party’s major legislative push that puts tens of millions of people at risk of losing that crucial lifeline.
In recent statements, Republicans have either outright lied about the effects that their reconciliation bill will have —claiming they are not pursuing Medicaid cuts when they are — or said that those afraid of losing coverage are exaggerating and should simply get jobs.
On Sunday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) falsely told NBC that losing Medicaid would be a personal choice, rather than one forced upon people by a few hundred of the most powerful legislators in the U.S.
“Those 4.8 million people will not lose their Medicaid unless they choose to do so,” Johnson said.
He was referring to a figure from the Congressional Budget Office suggesting that 4.8 million people would lose coverage and become uninsured under the GOP’s work requirements for Medicaid.
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