Mark Harris Slams Medicaid Dollars Allowing ‘Illegal Aliens And Basement Bums’ To ‘Freeload’

During House floor remarks last week, Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) spoke about the future of Medicaid.

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00:01For what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina seek recognition?

00:04I seek unanimous consent to address the House for one minute and to revise and extend my

00:07remarks.

00:08Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

00:11Why is the federal government spending more taxpayer dollars on health care for illegal

00:16aliens and basement bums instead of those who truly need it?

00:20For the past several weeks have been fearful rumblings on both sides of the aisle about

00:24reforming Medicaid.

00:26But here's the bottom line.

00:28If we fail to act now and allow millions more working, capable adults to continue to freeload

00:35off Obamacare expansion, taxpayers will bear the burden of what will become a $1 trillion

00:42program.

00:43Obamacare significantly expanded Medicaid and is quickly bankrupting the program.

00:48Ironically, Medicaid expansion has shifted the resources away from the most vulnerable

00:53Americans, single moms, infants, and the disabled in favor of work-capable adults.

00:59If 30-year-olds living in their parents' house get more federal Medicaid benefits than pregnant

01:04single mothers, then it's clear the system is utterly broken and in dire need of reform.

01:10We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity before us to finally do what we said we would do.

01:16Mr. Speaker, I yield back my time.

01:23Thank you very much.

01:24For what purpose does the gentleman from Pennsylvania seek recognition?