During remarks on the House floor on Tuesday, Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) spoke about possible cuts to Medicaid.
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00:00Mr. Speaker, the United States has $36 trillion in federal debt.
00:07Our debt-to-GDP ratio is greater than Greece and Italy when they had their debt crisis,
00:13and we're incurring a deficit of $2 trillion a year.
00:18The most rapidly growing part of the federal budget is Medicaid.
00:23And you'll have people come to the floor and they'll talk about Medicaid cuts,
00:26but Mr. Speaker, only in Washington is a slight decrease in the increase in a program called a cut or is called slashing,
00:36because that's not the way anybody's budget works at home, but that's the way it works in Washington.
00:42Medicaid budget has increased 40% over the last five years and is out of control.
00:47We have to control the growth in it to preserve it for the future.
00:50And a little-known fact is that in many states, providers are paid more to take care of a Medicaid patient than a Medicare patient.
00:59That ought to scare every senior in this country when Medicare is going to be crowded out by an out-of-control Medicaid budget.
01:07I yield back.
01:09Gentleman yields.
01:10For what purpose does the gentleman...