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On the recordJune 12, 2026
In that law, they created a requirement for all Medicaid recipients between the ages of 18 and 64 to either work 80 hours each month or verify that they are too sick to do so, in order to remain covered.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin criticizes Medicaid work requirements in his speech.

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