GOP Rep. Bacon: $880 Billion in Cuts Would Impact Medicaid, But I’ve Been ‘Assured’ by Leadership Cuts Will Be Smaller

NAWAZ I want to ░░░░░░░░ you too about just ░░░░░░░░ you hosted a town ░░░░░░░░ for your constituents Thousands ░░░░░░░░ people showed up it ░░░░░░░░ a virtual town hall ░░░░░░░░ know you said you ░░░░░░░░ so you could take ░░░░░░░░ questions You had a ░░░░░░░░ of questions about the ░░░░░░░░ Republican budget that was ░░░░░░░░ passed And you did ░░░░░░░░ according to reports there ░░░░░░░░ no threats right now ░░░░░░░░ the stability of Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ people asked about Mathematically ░░░░░░░░ you know there s ░░░░░░░░ way to reach the ░░░░░░░░ cuts that have been ░░░░░░░░ in the budget by ░░░░░░░░ committee other than touching ░░░░░░░░ It has to be ░░░░░░░░ in some way So ░░░░░░░░ can you guarantee that ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of thousands of ░░░░░░░░ in Nebraska will not ░░░░░░░░ any impact on Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ You are right if ░░░░░░░░ final numbers are 880B ░░░░░░░░ of ENC I think ░░░░░░░░ re right it would ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid But I was ░░░░░░░░ by the chairmen of ░░░░░░░░ committees that are involved ░░░░░░░░ this as well as ░░░░░░░░ leadership like our Whip ░░░░░░░░ Emmer that the final ░░░░░░░░ look a lot more ░░░░░░░░ the Senate numbers The ░░░░░░░░ hasn t agreed to ░░░░░░░░ numbers and they won ░░░░░░░░ They will agree to ░░░░░░░░ significantly less we believe ░░░░░░░░ I voted to just ░░░░░░░░ this forward and to ░░░░░░░░ the negotiations between the ░░░░░░░░ and Senate And I ░░░░░░░░ most Republicans at least ░░░░░░░░ I affiliate with are ░░░░░░░░ at significantly less reductions ░░░░░░░░ ENC which is where ░░░░░░░░ is at NAWAZ I ░░░░░░░░ So you support it ░░░░░░░░ long as is not ░░░░░░░░ that they re trying ░░░░░░░░ cut there I just ░░░░░░░░ to clarify too when ░░░░░░░░ said hundreds of thousands ░░░░░░░░ meant hundreds of thousands ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid recipients in Nebraska ░░░░░░░░ s what I was ░░░░░░░░ to While I have ░░░░░░░░ can I ask you ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk s DOGE ░░░░░░░░ Because you said recently ░░░░░░░░ an interview that you ░░░░░░░░ urging them to take ░░░░░░░░ time and not act ░░░░░░░░ swiftly That seems to ░░░░░░░░ the opposite of the ░░░░░░░░ this team is moving ░░░░░░░░ you comfortable with their ░░░░░░░░ BACON I hope it ░░░░░░░░ not like the space ░░░░░░░░ failure they re just ░░░░░░░░ Okay we ll do ░░░░░░░░ one real quick and ░░░░░░░░ to fix what happens ░░░░░░░░ you re dealing here ░░░░░░░░ people s lives And ░░░░░░░░ you re firing people ░░░░░░░░ then you bring them ░░░░░░░░ in I think that ░░░░░░░░ traumatic for many people ░░░░░░░░ is their careers their ░░░░░░░░ So I would urge ░░░░░░░░ caution and more analysis ░░░░░░░░ you fire somebody to ░░░░░░░░ I think most people ░░░░░░░░ our federal government is ░░░░░░░░ big and should be ░░░░░░░░ But when you re ░░░░░░░░ nuclear physicists inspectors in ░░░░░░░░ meat processing plants FAA ░░░░░░░░ who are helping keep ░░░░░░░░ airspace clear then they ░░░░░░░░ to go and hire ░░░░░░░░ back it s not ░░░░░░░░ good way to do ░░░░░░░░ NAWAZ But that is ░░░░░░░░ what they are doing ░░░░░░░░ your concerns being heard ░░░░░░░░ you spoken directly to ░░░░░░░░ Musk about this BACON ░░░░░░░░ haven t spoken to ░░░░░░░░ directly but I ve ░░░░░░░░ to the White House ░░░░░░░░ and we ve been ░░░░░░░░ to get some of ░░░░░░░░ things replaced So for ░░░░░░░░ I learned that some ░░░░░░░░ the folks that keep ░░░░░░░░ from flying around our ░░░░░░░░ they were fired So ░░░░░░░░ don t want dangerous ░░░░░░░░ where birds can get ░░░░░░░░ into aircraft engines So ░░░░░░░░ was able to contact ░░░░░░░░ White House and we ░░░░░░░░ them reinstated But we ░░░░░░░░ t have to do ░░░░░░░░ anyway They should ve ░░░░░░░░ this beforehand without having ░░░░░░░░ like me call and ░░░░░░░░ Hey we ve got ░░░░░░░░ problem So I am ░░░░░░░░ It s not right ░░░░░░░░ have to fire people ░░░░░░░░ then have to find ░░░░░░░░ to bring them back ░░░░░░░░ Let s do the ░░░░░░░░ upfront and do it ░░░░░░░░ NAWAZ That is Republican ░░░░░░░░ Don Bacon of Nebraska ░░░░░░░░ us tonight Congressman thank ░░░░░░░░ for your time please ░░░░░░░░ back again soon BACON ░░░░░░░░ you.”