Republican Congressman Uses Jesus To Bash Poor People

Congressman Roger Marshall invoked Jesus Christ when criticizing those on Medicaid. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz, and Amberia Allen, the hosts of The Young Turks, show you how the congressman uses his faith to justify cutting Medicaid. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. https://www.tytnetwork.com/go

“A first-term congressman who spent three decades as a physician — and is now part of a group of Republican doctors who have a major role in replacing Obamacare — is facing backlash after saying that poor people “just don’t want health care and aren’t going to take care of themselves.”

Rep. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), a member of the GOP Doctors Caucus, said comments he made to STAT were not meant to suggest that poor people take health care for granted. The comments were published in a story last week about his burgeoning role in the fight to replace the Affordable Care Act.

“Just like Jesus said, ‘The poor will always be with us,’ ” Marshall said in response to a question about Medicaid, which expanded under Obamacare to more than 30 states. “There is a group of people that just don’t want health care and aren’t going to take care of themselves.”

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Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz, Amberia Allen

Cast: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz, Amberia Allen

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