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6 October
10:15 pm

That bill right there cost three billion dollars in the state of Maine

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Troy Jackson, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 1 (WGME)

10:15 pm
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Why we checked itA specific dollar figure claimed for the cost/impact of the 'big bad bill' on Maine, which is verifiable against legislative analysis or CBO scoring
What we foundThe $3 billion figure for Maine is a real estimate, but it refers specifically to projected federal Medicaid cuts over ten years and does not capture the full scope of impacts; other credible sources cite figures as high as $5.9 billion, making the $3 billion claim a partial and potentially understated characterization of a more complex picture.
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