We Have That in Many States: Clyburn on Republicans Pushing for Work Requirements for Able Bodied Medicaid Recipients

TAPPER So one of ░░░░░░░░ key components Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ in this legislation is ░░░░░░░░ work requirements for able ░░░░░░░░ recipients of Medicaid According ░░░░░░░░ a Kaiser Family Foundation ░░░░░░░░ most Americans support that ░░░░░░░░ percent What do you ░░░░░░░░ Clyburn Most Americans do ░░░░░░░░ that And most Democrats ░░░░░░░░ that And then we ░░░░░░░░ have that in many ░░░░░░░░ We have left that ░░░░░░░░ of thing up to ░░░░░░░░ states and it s ░░░░░░░░ approved time and time ░░░░░░░░ And so every time ░░░░░░░░ get into this discussion ░░░░░░░░ have folks talking about ░░░░░░░░ getting something for nothing ░░░░░░░░ let me tell you ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid The bulk of ░░░░░░░░ is not necessarily people ░░░░░░░░ are unemployed People who ░░░░░░░░ disabled people who need ░░░░░░░░ home care The bulk ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid is in nursing ░░░░░░░░ care So what happens ░░░░░░░░ those nursing homes when ░░░░░░░░ take all this money ░░░░░░░░ of Medicaid So this ░░░░░░░░ not about working men ░░░░░░░░ women This is about ░░░░░░░░ country showing what kind ░░░░░░░░ country you are and ░░░░░░░░ care of senior citizens ░░░░░░░░ and now grandparents who ░░░░░░░░ in need of nursing ░░░░░░░░ care That s what ░░░░░░░░ in Medicaid.”