Follow the Money

Floor Speech

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Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I have repeatedly told people, when asked about the rationale for actions of this administration, to follow the money.

Yesterday, in the House Budget Committee, we heard alarming testimony from expert witness Robert Gordon. He reminded us of those motives in the Republicans' reconciliation bill when he explained the lucrative opportunities for powerful private contractors to profit off of the red tape the bill creates in Medicaid.

Republicans' beautiful bill for billionaires requires increased work check-ins for people to retain that Medicaid. For employment data, States are likely to use the work number from Equifax, which costs over $20 per person per search. Under the bill, more than 18 million people would have to be checked every month. That equates to $360 million per month, and that is $4.32 billion per year or roughly $43 billion over the bill's 10-year budget going to the vendors who are going to be making money to be processing this. Follow the money.

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