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Chuck Grassley: “The idea that the Federal Government could, through Medicaid, drive the single largest share of every State budget seems…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2011
The idea that the Federal Government could, through Medicaid, drive the single largest share of every State budget seems very inconsistent with the objective of our federal system of Government.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Grassley critiques federal influence on state budgets through Medicaid.

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