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Fred Upton: “With the federal debt at an all-time high, closing in on $17 trillion and states being hamstrung by their exploding…”

On the recordJuly 7, 2013
With the federal debt at an all-time high, closing in on $17 trillion and states being hamstrung by their exploding budgets, the Medicaid program will be increasingly scrutinized over the next 10 years.
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Fred Upton
Republican · Michigan

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Upton warns about the scrutiny Medicaid will face due to high federal debt and state budgets.

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