Andy Harris
Representative for Maryland · Republican · United States
“Mr. Speaker, you just heard right here on the floor that those mean Republicans are cutting Medicaid. Let's set the record straight. As this graph shows, the Republican instructions don't cut Medicaid, they increase Medicaid by 25 percent over the next 10 years.”
House of Representatives30 April 2025Source ↗
“Speaker, only in Washington is a slight decrease in the increase in a program called a cut or slashing because that is not the way anybody's budget works at home, but that is the way it works in Washington. The Medicaid budget has increased 40 percent over the last 5 years and is out of control.”
House of Representatives29 April 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, the United States has $36 trillion in Federal debt. Our debt-to-GDP ratio is greater than Greece and Italy when they had their debt crisis, and we are incurring a deficit of $2 trillion a year. The most rapidly growing part of the Federal budget is Medicaid.”
House of Representatives29 April 2025Source ↗
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“Mr. Speaker, you just heard right here on the floor that those mean Republicans are cutting Medicaid. Let's set the record straight. As this graph shows, the Republican instructions don't cut Medicaid, they increase Medicaid by 25 percent over the next 10 years.”
House of Representatives30 April 2025Source ↗
“Speaker, only in Washington is a slight decrease in the increase in a program called a cut or slashing because that is not the way anybody's budget works at home, but that is the way it works in Washington. The Medicaid budget has increased 40 percent over the last 5 years and is out of control. We have to control the growth in it to preserve it for the future. A little known fact is that in many States, providers are paid more to take care of a Medicaid patient than a Medicare patient. That ought to scare every senior in this country when Medicare is going to be crowded out by an out-of-control Medicaid budget. ____________________”
House of Representatives29 April 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, the United States has $36 trillion in Federal debt. Our debt-to-GDP ratio is greater than Greece and Italy when they had their debt crisis, and we are incurring a deficit of $2 trillion a year. The most rapidly growing part of the Federal budget is Medicaid. You will have people come to the floor and they will talk about Medicaid cuts, but Mr.”
House of Representatives29 April 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce the Emergency Border Control Resolution to kick-start the resolution process. As we stand here today, negotiations have stalled in the House. We all know this.”
House of Representatives10 February 2025Source ↗