Mike Pence's two misleading Medicaid claims
THEY. ALL. LIE.
...Pence's broad defense of the bill included this line: "President Trump and I believe the Senate health care bill strengthens and secures Medicaid for the neediest in our society, and this bill puts this vital American program on a path to long-term sustainability."...
...However, the Senate Republican plan would spend $772 billion less on Medicaid over the next 10 years when compared to current law, according to the Congressional Budget Office. That's a 26% cut in the year 2026 from what would be spent under current law...
...Here's what Pence said: "Obamacare has put far too many able-bodied adults on the Medicaid rolls, leaving many disabled and vulnerable Americans at the back of the line. It's true, and it's heartbreaking. I know Gov. Kasich isn't with us, but I suspect that he's very troubled to know that in Ohio alone, nearly 60,000 disabled citizens are stuck on waiting lists, leaving them without the care they need for months or even years."...
...Experts from the Kaiser Family Foundation say that waiting lists for these services are longer in states that have not expanded Medicaid under Obamacare than they are in states that have expanded....
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/17/politics/mike-pence-medicaid-fact-check/index.html
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I wish I was closer to them so I could rip their eyes out. How dare they. The ACA saved my son's life and countless others. And they have the absolute balls to call themselves pro-life. I personally invited both if them and McConnell too (on their fb pages) to eat shit and die. 
