CNN’s Bash to GOP Rep. Lawler: What Did Trump Say to You to Convince You to Get to Yes When Voting for the BBB?

BASH In just a ░░░░░░░░ hours President Trump will ░░░░░░░░ his agenda mega bill ░░░░░░░░ law To make that ░░░░░░░░ the president had to ░░░░░░░░ some Republicans who were ░░░░░░░░ the fence Republican Congressman ░░░░░░░░ Lawler of New York ░░░░░░░░ one of those GOP ░░░░░░░░ and he is still ░░░░░░░░ now Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for being here So ░░░░░░░░ were at the White ░░░░░░░░ Wednesday for a last ░░░░░░░░ meeting with the President ░░░░░░░░ other advisers What did ░░░░░░░░ say to you to ░░░░░░░░ you to get to ░░░░░░░░ LAWLER I was already ░░░░░░░░ yes but the conversation ░░░░░░░░ centered around Medicaid And ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ wanted to focus in ░░░░░░░░ was this rural health ░░░░░░░░ and how we ll ░░░░░░░░ able to access it ░░░░░░░░ help our hospitals throughout ░░░░░░░░ district and certainly across ░░░░░░░░ York New York s ░░░░░░░░ system is heavily reliant ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid and Medicare In ░░░░░░░░ district I have two ░░░░░░░░ net hospitals for instance ░░░░░░░░ 85 percent of their ░░░░░░░░ comes from Medicaid and ░░░░░░░░ So understanding how that ░░░░░░░░ going to function BASH ░░░░░░░░ did they tell you ░░░░░░░░ made you feel so ░░░░░░░░ about rural hospitals LAWLER ░░░░░░░░ look it s a ░░░░░░░░ billion fund to help ░░░░░░░░ our rural hospital system ░░░░░░░░ well as safety net ░░░░░░░░ and so that s ░░░░░░░░ that we re going ░░░░░░░░ be working through But ░░░░░░░░ is this is a ░░░░░░░░ by the way in ░░░░░░░░ York that has been ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ been in the state ░░░░░░░░ our hospitals are constantly ░░░░░░░░ to get more resources ░░░░░░░░ the state and the ░░░░░░░░ has significant challenges with ░░░░░░░░ they fund our hospital ░░░░░░░░ So that s something ░░░░░░░░ term we need to ░░░░░░░░ as Republicans and Democrats ░░░░░░░░ we support our hospital ░░░░░░░░ across the country BASH ░░░░░░░░ I don t need ░░░░░░░░ tell you you are ░░░░░░░░ of only three Republican ░░░░░░░░ representing districts that Kamala ░░░░░░░░ won Just pretty remarkable ░░░░░░░░ that s the political ░░░░░░░░ right now One is ░░░░░░░░ Bacon He voted yes ░░░░░░░░ he s retiring The ░░░░░░░░ is Brian Fitzpatrick of ░░░░░░░░ He voted no on ░░░░░░░░ bill And what he ░░░░░░░░ is that the Senate ░░░░░░░░ to Medicaid which is ░░░░░░░░ of the bill that ░░░░░░░░ voted for and other ░░░░░░░░ make it fall short ░░░░░░░░ the standard he holds ░░░░░░░░ his constituents Do you ░░░░░░░░ a different standard LAWLER ░░░░░░░░ Look Brian and I ░░░░░░░░ very closely together and ░░░░░░░░ this process we fought ░░░░░░░░ against efforts for instance ░░░░░░░░ change FMAP to lower ░░░░░░░░ federal share There were ░░░░░░░░ who wanted to bring ░░░░░░░░ to 45 percent below ░░░░░░░░ 50 percent threshold We ░░░░░░░░ back and stopped that ░░░░░░░░ wanted dish cuts they ░░░░░░░░ per capita caps block ░░░░░░░░ We were able to ░░░░░░░░ that The changes that ░░░░░░░░ Senate did put in ░░░░░░░░ phase in starting in ░░░░░░░░ specifically on provider tax ░░░░░░░░ on state directed payments ░░░░░░░░ the provider tax New ░░░░░░░░ is at 4 7 ░░░░░░░░ provider tax That won ░░░░░░░░ change until 2031 So ░░░░░░░░ York is going to ░░░░░░░░ five years to really ░░░░░░░░ to get its fiscal ░░░░░░░░ in order New York ░░░░░░░░ a state where they ░░░░░░░░ 83 percent more on ░░░░░░░░ than the average of ░░░░░░░░ other 49 states So ░░░░░░░░ York has to evaluate ░░░░░░░░ it does business You ░░░░░░░░ at the state directed ░░░░░░░░ The Biden Administration changed ░░░░░░░░ rules on state directed ░░░░░░░░ and allowed Medicaid payouts ░░░░░░░░ be higher than Medicare ░░░░░░░░ to that that was ░░░░░░░░ the case It was ░░░░░░░░ to one So this ░░░░░░░░ going back to that ░░░░░░░░ to one ratio which ░░░░░░░░ phase out will start ░░░░░░░░ 2028 and it will ░░░░░░░░ a 10 percent phase ░░░░░░░░ until it gets back ░░░░░░░░ the one to one ░░░░░░░░ across the country But ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ the changes to Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ common sense reforms eligibility ░░░░░░░░ making sure that people ░░░░░░░░ are ineligible do not ░░░░░░░░ on the system taking ░░░░░░░░ from the very people ░░░░░░░░ need it within the ░░░░░░░░ community our seniors our ░░░░░░░░ single mothers Secondarily is ░░░░░░░░ verification Making sure that ░░░░░░░░ immigrants are not collecting ░░░░░░░░ benefits There s about ░░░░░░░░ 4 million and New ░░░░░░░░ has spent billions of ░░░░░░░░ of taxpayer money to ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid to illegal immigrants ░░░░░░░░ finally work requirements Most ░░░░░░░░ agree that if you ░░░░░░░░ able bodied without dependents ░░░░░░░░ you are collecting benefits ░░░░░░░░ should be trying to ░░░░░░░░ You should be trying ░░░░░░░░ get an education or ░░░░░░░░ get into the workplace ░░░░░░░░ help yourself as you ░░░░░░░░ you advance forward Most ░░░░░░░░ recognize that that is ░░░░░░░░ common sense reform That ░░░░░░░░ the crux of what ░░░░░░░░ in the bill.”