Senator Marshall: This is the Beginning of America’s Great Golden Era

Senator Marshall Joins Fox News to Discuss the Reconciliation Bill, Medicaid, and Operation Midnight Hammer.

Washington – On Saturday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Rich Edson on Fox News’ Fox News Live to discuss the Senate’s latest timeline to move the reconciliation bill forward, the negotiations around the SALT deduction, the best way to save Medicaid for those who need it most, and what’s next for America in the ongoing conflicts abroad.

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On the Republican reconciliation bill:

“In my career as an obstetrician, I feel like this bill is three weeks past its due date. It’s time to have the baby. Everyone’s upset – that means we’re probably close to where it needs to be. We cannot blow this chance. This is the President’s legacy, his agenda. If you supported President Trump, you should support this bill. This will be the largest tax decrease in American history. We’re going to secure the border – a whole lot of other good things, but mostly this is the beginning of America’s great, golden era.”

On the SALT Deduction and its impact on negotiations:

“… Over in the house, I think we have a little tighter margin. And again, I think that what we asked the President to do here was split the baby, but he’s keeping the baby together. This is the best we can get. Speaker Johnson was there with us yesterday, negotiating this to the last second. I think everyone has thrown their best argument on the table – I think that’s a great step forward. I wish we were cutting more spending, including this, but this is the best bill that we can get through the finish line.”

On how to save Medicaid from disaster:

“Again, just because you have Medicaid doesn’t mean you have access to care. You pointed out that a third of doctors don’t accept Medicaid, and another third basically rule them out through the schedule. What our bill does is give a block grant for rural hospitals and for Community Health Centers. One of my three pillars of MAHA is making sure that everyone has meaningful, affordable access to primary care. Even Bernie Sanders agrees with me that these Community Health Centers are a great way to do that. I think that healthcare will be better.

“And in this bill, we absolutely preserve Medicaid for those who need it the most. We don’t touch seniors in nursing homes, people with disabilities, pregnant women, or children. So, we will protect Medicaid for those who need it the most. And on the other hand, we want to make sure everyone has access to care. We’ll do it through a block grant – I’m so proud of the work we’ve done here, as far as making health care more affordable and more accessible.”

On where the Medicaid savings will come from:

“So, the savings come from a couple of things. One, something called a provider tax, which is absolutely a scam, a money laundering scam, where you have one state, maybe getting 25 times more per person than what a state like Kansas is getting. So, we need to level out those provider taxes.

“And then, as we talk about people that may lose Medicaid, half of them are people that are on it fraudulently or through some type of error. And the other half will be those that are refusing to work 20 hours a day. Again, 60, 70% of Americans support some type of work requirements if you don’t have a disability, you’re working age, you don’t have a child under the age of 13, then I think it’s reasonable to ask people to work or volunteer for 20 hours a week.”

On what’s next for America in the Israel and Iran conflict:

“I think it will take them years just to restart their nuclear program. I think that they can’t control their airspace. They don’t have the will to do it. From what I’ve seen, I’m in shock and awe. You know, it’s shocking how much damage we did to their facilities. Obliterated is a great term. I’m in awe of our military, the great job that they did.

“Thanks to all those Air Force guys who did this off. I’m an Army guy, but I’m still going to salute them. They did a great job. And thanks to all of our soldiers over in the Middle East, I don’t see Iran getting back in this ball game for several years.

“Iran cannot have any type of nuclear bomb if they don’t want to move things in a different direction right now, then we need to double down on our sanctions. Whatever we need to do. Look, I don’t want boots on the ground. I’m tired of all the killing. I want all the killing to stop in Gaza, in Iran – all these different places, Ukraine. But at the end of the game, Iran cannot have a nuclear warhead.”

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Contact: Payton Fuller