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.
Joe Barton: “I have been on this committee 30 years. I missed the memo apparently where it said we were trying to gut Medicaid…”
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Barton expresses surprise at accusations of harming Medicaid, emphasizing his long experience on the committee.
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