Democrats Attempting To Extend Medicaid Coverage for Illegal Alien Children
House Republicans said Thursday they hope to block provisions of a Democratic bill to expand health care coverage for poor children that could open up the coverage to illegal immigrants.
“Illegal immigrants are about to get an unexpected boost thanks to the Democratic Congress,” House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said in a statement Thursday.
“The Democrats have a proposal that not only raises taxes on middle class families and slashes funding for a popular Medicare program … it eliminates the requirement that persons applying for Medicaid or SCHIP service show proof of citizenship or nationality.”
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