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Republican Senator Dismisses Protests Against Medicaid Cuts: 'They're Probably Hired to Do That'

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) suggested that demonstrators protesting cuts to Medicaid were "probably hired," though no evidence was offered to support the claim. (Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) dismissed protests against proposed Medicaid cuts on Wednesday, suggesting demonstrators were "probably hired," and brushed off their concerns as a "sugar high" from pandemic-era spending.

"We're doing everything we can to make Medicaid more efficient and preserve it for their future," Marshall told reporters. "My guess is they're probably hired to do that, to some extent as well."

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