House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on Sunday that the 4.8 million people estimated to lose Medicaid coverage will not lose their healthcare “unless they choose to do so.”
Republicans have been criticized for Medicaid cuts in the “big beautiful bill” that seeks to fund President Donald Trump‘s tax cuts.
“Those 4.8 million people will not lose their Medicaid unless they choose to do so,” he told NBC.
Mike Johnson: “Those 4.8 million people will not lose their Medicaid unless they choose to do so.” pic.twitter.com/kQfr6Wz3eJ
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