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And risk, you know, campaigning for 2018 on votes over these bills where theres going to be audio of the president saying on fox news, yes, 0 bobama stole m term, this is mean. thats going to be used against people that vote for this. >> to that point, scott, i want to play what van mentioned about then-candidates trump on the campaign trail about medicaid. lets play that. >> every republican wants to do a big number on social security, they want to do it on medicare, they want to do it on medic...

For the elderly and entitlement program for the young. entitlement program for the poor and then expand eligibility for three and that is what we have today.>> look at the numbers. there are 11 million people on medicaid since obamacare has been introduced. a 30 percent rise in terms of those on medicaid. if you look at the cost, last year the federal government spent $389 billion on medicaid. in the next 10 years of up to $650 billion. these numbers are staggering. it is perhaps unsustainable. ...

For the elderly and entitlement program for the young. entitlement program for the poor and then expand eligibility for three and that is what we have today.>> look at the numbers. there are 11 million people on medicaid since obamacare has been introduced. a 30 percent rise in terms of those on medicaid. if you look at the cost, last year the federal government spent $389 billion on medicaid. in the next 10 years of up to $650 billion. these numbers are staggering. it is perhaps unsustainable. ...

For the elderly and entitlement program for the young. entitlement program for the poor and then expand eligibility for three and that is what we have today.>> look at the numbers. there are 11 million people on medicaid since obamacare has been introduced. a 30 percent rise in terms of those on medicaid. if you look at the cost, last year the federal government spent $389 billion on medicaid. in the next 10 years of up to $650 billion. these numbers are staggering. it is perhaps unsustainable. ...

At that press conference the other day when he made the point that washington has a different kind of math and the rest of the country. in washington as he said if you spent $100 this year and $100 next year, thats a cut. if you spent 107 next year, thats a cut. let me give you a real practical example. the democrats are saying youre cutting medicaid and republicans are on the health plan by $880 billion over the next ten years. this year, excuse me, wrong whiteboard, medicaid, were spending $38...

Nancy at team cavuto, awesome job. karen, please, please. your heart. if we lose you, im on to reruns of lets make a deal. by the way, the camera does add 50 pounds. just saying. lets cut to the chase. most of the budget, no cuts at all. thats unless you think a cut is slowing the growth of something. because theres very little real cutting of anything. its true, despite the fear of president trump was getting medicaid, what if i told you hes increasing funding from medicaid from $389 billion fr...

Lets look at medicaid. $389 billion today. as recently as 2000, 2000, it was $118 billion. the food stamp program, $71 billion today. that same program under snap whatever its called now -- >> neil -- >> neil: 44 million people are getting food help. some need it. this math is not sustainable. this support -- >> youre trying to change us off the subject of medicaid. forget about the fact that donald trump promised -- >> neil: go back to medicaid. 389 billion today. >> thats what i want to talk a...

The big issues, and we talked about it with michelle bachmann is what to do about medicare. and lets put up the differences, paul ryans g.o.p. budget plan, calls for $389 billion in cuts and would turn medicare into a voucher plan and president obama would cut $00 billion by having an independent panel find savings, somewhere. question, according to the polls, most voters think that republicans are in effect, by this -- if they follow the ryan plan, taking away for seniors some of their health c...

>> ali velshi isnt in this chair. >> reporter: one way to reduce deficits or shortfalls is to cut non-security, nondiscretionary spending. thats the stuff that isnt the kmai medicaid, the medicare, and -- the medicaid, the medicare, and social security. the presidents debt commission wants to cut it by $2.2 trillion. the republican or ryan plan wants to cut $2.7 trillion over ten years. the presidents plan, which he announced, wants to cuts $1.1 trillion over 12 years. now one of the major criti...