we are not talking about raising taxes. You are dodging the issue. This is not the formula for Medicaid or other programs; this is a formula in terms of the Federal share for child support. I would like any of you to stand up and deny the estimate of CBO that what you are doing will reduce the amount collected in child support by $24 billion over the next 10 years.
Mike Levin: “we are not talking about raising taxes. You are dodging the issue. This is not the formula for Medicaid or other…”
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