The president indicated that he had a mandate. I said to the president, 'You do not have a mandate to cut Medicaid.'
Al Green: “The president indicated that he had a mandate. I said to the president, 'You do not have a mandate to cut Medicaid.'”
On the recordMarch 5, 2025
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Green explained his heckling of Trump was to defend Medicaid for his constituents.
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