Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) tore into CNN pundit Scott Jennings on Wednesday for defending the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s work requirements for Medicaid recipients — and for arguing that fellow Republicans merely “want to encourage people” to find employment.
More than 4 million family caregivers are Medicaid recipients, according to the American Association of Retired Persons. Justice in Aging, an organization dedicated to fighting poverty among senior citizens, said on its website that “requiring caregivers to work in paid employment or document their caregiving to maintain coverage would put many at risk of losing Medicaid.”
