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JD Vance: “Everything else — the CBO score, the proper baseline, the minutiae of the Medicaid policy — is immaterial compared to…”

On the recordJuly 1, 2025
Everything else — the CBO score, the proper baseline, the minutiae of the Medicaid policy — is immaterial compared to the ICE money and immigration enforcement provisions.
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JD Vance
Republican · Ohio
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truthout.org
Jul 1, 2025

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Vance downplays Medicaid cuts, emphasizing funding for ICE as more important.

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