Well, I think it's very clear that we're going to be careful to make sure that the services, you've got to remember, we were sent here to Washington back in November of 2024.
We were elected to do government differently, and that's exactly what we're trying to do.
And this administration has obviously inherited a situation where there's some real problems that have with the expansion and just the major growth.
In fact, Obamacare, if you really get down to it, really focused more on taking care of people that were capable adults, as opposed to when Medicaid was really started, it was meant to take care of those that were really in bad situations, taking care of children, taking care of single moms, taking care of those with disabilities.
And I think what we've got to really do is look at how we're going to be able to bring that program back to its foundation, just so it's sustainable.
I think that's the whole key message that people have got to hear.
Programs like this can't be sustained unless they are reformed in order to get back to the foundation with which they were started.
And I think that that's really the work that this Congress wants to do, this administration wants to do.
And I think that's where you're going to see things go in the next week.
Obviously, I'm not on energy and commerce, so I don't know all of the ins and outs.
But again, I'm just giving an overall picture.
When you look at these programs, we've got to make sure that we get them back to what they were intended to do.
I mean, when you've got a 30-year-old person living in their parents' basement and not working, and the federal government's supplying 90% of his health care, and yet you've got an impoverished mom with a second child on the way, and the federal government's only paying 50 to 70 percent of her situation, then you've got a real problem.
And these kinds of things are what have developed, and it's going to be up to this administration and this Congress to work to fix these issues.
Well, first of all, let me just say I'm very grateful for those that have been successful at coming through those programs.
I've been a pastor for more than 36 years, and I understand.
I've seen people that are dealing with addiction, and these programs that work are important.
I think, again, there's no intention to cut programs as much as it cut services, I should say, as it is to find those programs that are working, make sure that we're able to keep them going.
But again, we've got to look at the local, the state, and the federal, and we've got to recognize what is going to be the federal government's role here and how that we can help and work together.
But as far as programs, I commend the caller for understanding and finding a program that would literally save her life.
Yes, my question is: you know, we listen to congressmen all the time.
I'm Republican, and they never really talk anything.
Oh, it's a billion here, 100 billion here.
I would like to know for them to get on television and break it down like Medicaid.
I'm not on Medicaid, but if you're cutting Medicaid for people, tell us the rest of this on the free C-SPAN Now video app as we take you over to Capitol Hill, where the house is gaveling in.