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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many of us here have been through this a couple of times (or more).  Congress always gets the blame. This is a very high risk strategy by the Dem leadership. I heard Chuck Schumer say the American people are on his side.  I find that very hard to believe. If you’re going to fall on your sword it should be over something righteous. [b]Free health care for illegal aliens, seriously?[[/b]/quote]

That is a lie. 
Democrats released a budget proposal that seeks to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies before they expire at the end of the year. The plan, put forward by Connecticut Representative Rosa DeLauro and Washington Senator Patty Murray, also includes a reversal of Medicaid cuts made earlier this year.
The proposal does not include free healthcare for illegal immigrants.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Monday that Republicans were misrepresenting the Democratic Party’s position.

“Federal law prohibits the expenditure of taxpayer dollars on providing healthcare to undocumented immigrants,” Jeffries told reporters. “Nowhere have democrats suggested that we are interested in changing federal law.

According to KFF, an organization that analyzes health policy in the U.S., under the Republicans’ 2025 Tax and Budget Law, 1.4 million lawfully present immigrants could lose health coverage.

The analysis refers to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) own reporting, which said $131 billion could be saved by making it so that a smaller list of lawful immigrants is able to access Medicaid and CHIP. [b]Among the immigrants set to lose access to health care plans are refugees and asylees, those paroled into the U.S., and those with Temporary Protected Status (TPS)[/b].

The BBB limited the scope of ACA subsidies to exclude these groups- who are here legally. Immigrant =/= illegal. 
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Just adding that this isnt the whole component Democrats are fighting for. Lots of rural and self-employed and others will lose ACA subsidies. [/quote]
Those constituencies overwhelmingly vote MAGA. Give them what they voted for. [/quote]

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