Fact vs. Spin: Did Cindy Hyde-Smith Vote for a "$1 Trillion Cut to Medicaid"? Here Is What CBO's Numbers Say About Mississippi

At a Mississippi rally on Thursday, Kamala Harris said Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith "voted in favor of a $1 trillion cut to Medicaid." The national number is in line with CBO's 10-year estimate. But federal Medicaid spending still grows 36% by 2036, most of the savings have not started, and the biggest pieces hit states that expanded Obamacare. Mississippi did not. Its share is about $3.2 billion. Half true, and spun.

By Clara Hughes, Chief Opinion Editor