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Joe Barton: I have been on this committee 30 years. I missed the memo apparently where it said we were trying to gut Medicaid…

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
I have been on this committee 30 years. I missed the memo apparently where it said we were trying to gut Medicaid, destroy the program.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton expresses surprise at accusations of harming Medicaid, emphasizing his long experience on the committee.

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