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Search results for "Vance announces suspension of 1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California"

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JD Vance stated on September 17, 2024 in comments made at a campaign rally:
“We're bankrupting a lot of hospitals by forcing these hospitals to provide care for people who don't have the legal right to be in our country.”
By Sam Whitehead• October 23, 2024
JD Vance stated on September 28, 2025 in an interview:
“Democrats are threatening to shut down the entire government because they want to give hundreds of billions of dollars of health care benefits to illegal aliens.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 1, 2025
Tennessee Democratic Party stated on January 07, 2012 in a press release:
"Congressman Phil Roe hands out $1.3M government check" from a federal program that "he voted against."
By Michael Collins• January 29, 2012
Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event:
Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund."
By Jon Greenberg• March 6, 2019
Rick Scott stated on July 02, 2012 in comments on CNBC:
The Medicaid expansion is "going to cost Florida $1.9 billion a year."  
By Aaron Sharockman• July 2, 2012
Rick Scott stated on April 06, 2015 in a speech:
"The same federal government that offers some money for a program is walking away from another health care program."
By Joshua Gillin• April 14, 2015
Jay Webber stated on November 28, 2011 in an NJToday interview:
Says "our unemployment insurance trust fund is broke. We're over a billion dollars in debt to the federal government."
By Bill Wichert• December 11, 2011
Chris Christie stated on June 16, 2011 in a television interview on On the Line:
"Only the State of New York spends more money on Medicaid than the State of New Jersey."
By Bill Wichert• July 5, 2011
Gavin Newsom stated on July 14, 2025 in a podcast interview:
“California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.”
By Louis Jacobson• July 18, 2025
Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek:
Says in 2003 Texas cut "$10 billion out of the entire budget, yet we put $1.8 billion more into public education. We put $800 million more into health and human services."
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 5, 2010
Lindsey Graham stated on October 13, 2020 in in comments during Senate Judiciary Committee hearing:
“Under the Affordable Care Act, three states get 35% of the money, folks. Can you name them? I'll help you: California, New York and Massachusetts.”
By Phil Galewitz• October 28, 2020
Tom Cotton stated on February 06, 2023 in a tweet:
"It's President Biden who is proposing to cut Medicare Advantage."
By Madison Czopek, Yacob Reyes• February 15, 2023
JD Vance stated on September 28, 2025 in en una entrevista:
“Los demócratas están amenazando con cerrar todo el gobierno porque quieren dar cientos de miles de millones de dólares en beneficios de cuidado de salud a los inmigrantes ilegales”.
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 2, 2025
Rick Perry stated on December 03, 2010 in an interview:
Says federal health care overhaul will cost Texas state government "upwards of $30 billion over the next 10 years."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• December 12, 2010
Joseph Kyrillos stated on February 01, 2012 in a speech at his campaign kickoff:
"Senator Menendez said he would spend our money wisely. But our annual national deficit climbed from $250 billion a year to $1.6 trillion on his watch."
By Bill Wichert• February 13, 2012
JD Vance stated on August 16, 2024 in a post on X:
“Kamala Harris wants to give $25,000 to illegal aliens to buy American homes.”
By Madison Czopek• August 22, 2024
Mike Johnson stated on May 25, 2025 in a "Face the Nation" episode:
“We are not cutting” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
By Loreben Tuquero• May 29, 2025
Mike Johnson stated on October 05, 2025 in an X post:
“As a condition for ending the Democrat shutdown, Democrats want hospitals (to be) paid MORE to treat illegal aliens than American citizens.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 9, 2025
Donna Brazile stated on August 02, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King:
Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. "spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy" and "trillions" each on a war and on Medicare drug benefits.
By Louis Jacobson• August 5, 2009
Barbara Boxer stated on May 24, 2011 in an interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews:
"There's a 1.5 percent to 2 percent overhead in Medicare. The insurance companies have a 20 percent to 30 percent overhead."
By Louis Jacobson• May 30, 2011

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As pandemic-era provisions lapse, millions of Americans to lose Medicaid

By Phil Galewitz• February 2, 2023

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By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• October 1, 2025

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