US EditionGOP on Shaky Ground with Claim About Democrats’ Shutdown Demands
- Democrats proposed a continuing resolution including $1.5 trillion in spending, with cuts to rural health care and funding for NPR and climate projects, set for a vote Wednesday.
- Republicans claim Democrats caused a government shutdown fight to restore health benefits for illegal immigrants, alleging the Biden administration granted parole to about 2.8 million otherwise inadmissible aliens.
- Democrats seek to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits and reverse Medicaid cuts from a 2023 Trump-signed bill, but immigrants without legal status remain ineligible for federal health programs.
- Health policy experts like Larry Levitt and Sabrina Corlette refute Republicans' claims, noting Medicaid spending on emergency care for undocumented immigrants is under 1% and that Republicans’ assertions are false.
- The dispute over health care for immigrants contributes to political tension, but Democrats deny pushing for free coverage to individuals without lawful status, focusing instead on broader health funding measures.
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Democrats Make This Shutdown About the ACA
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Leavitt explains White House claim 'illegals' get free health care — but experts disagree
For weeks, the Trump administration has been claiming that undocumented immigrants — “illegals,” it says — have been getting free health care, and blaming the Biden administration for it. The President has said Democrats have shut down the government because they want to spend $1 trillion on health ...
Leavitt Explains White House Claim ‘Illegals’ Get Free Health Care—Experts Disagree
For weeks, the Trump administration has been claiming that undocumented immigrants — “illegals,” it says — have been getting free health care, and blaming the Biden administration for it. The President has said Democrats have shut down the government because they want to spend $1 trillion on health care for “illegals.” Experts disagree. Vice President JD Vance has come under fire for claiming on Wednesday that wait times at emergency rooms have …
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FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down government to give health care to immigrants
President Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans falsely claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to give free health care to immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
GOP on shaky ground with claim about Democrats’ shutdown demands
Amid a stalemate over government funding, Republicans have repeatedly accused Democrats of demanding free health care for immigrants in the country illegally in return for their support of a federal funding bill. It’s a misleading message circulated widely by Republican leaders in the House and Senate, as well as by President Trump and Vice President…
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