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Claire McCaskill: “While the CBO needs more time to fully evaluate this legislation--and they probably do not have the latest version…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2017
While the CBO needs more time to fully evaluate this legislation--and they probably do not have the latest version, since it just happened today--they have very clearly said that, all told, Federal spending on Medicaid would be reduced by a trillion dollars over the 2017 to 2026 time period.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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McCaskill discusses CBO's evaluation of Medicaid spending reductions.

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