Ohh you’re gonna love this one!!
Barack Obama: “Shutting down the government just because you don’t like a law that was passed… no Congress has ever been irresponsible enough to threaten an economic shutdown… I will not negotiate on anything..”
Trump ought to play this on… pic.twitter.com/dZgMB9C5Il
The next paperwork define the reasoning behind the longest authorities shutdown in U.S. historical past.
As defined by Chairman Jason Smith of the Methods and Means Committee: “Democrats shut down the government to put illegal immigrants ahead of Americans, attempting to undo vital reforms that Republicans enacted just three months ago. Hardworking Americans should not be paying taxes in order to subsidize the health care of those here illegally. But that’s exactly what Democrats are demanding in order to reopen the government.”
Click on right here to learn the One Huge Lovely Invoice. “Subtitle B—Health” particulars explicitly the modifications to Medicaid and ensures that unlawful aliens don’t obtain authorities help:
CHAPTER 1—MEDICAID
SUBCHAPTER A—REDUCING FRAUD AND IMPROVING ENROLLMENT PROCESSES
Sec. 71101. Moratorium on implementation of rule regarding eligibility and enrollment in Medicare Financial savings Packages.
Sec. 71102. Moratorium on implementation of rule regarding eligibility and enrollment for Medicaid, CHIP, and the Primary Well being Program.
Sec. 71103. Lowering duplicate enrollment underneath the Medicaid and CHIP applications.
Sec. 71104. Making certain deceased people don’t stay enrolled.
Sec. 71105. Making certain deceased suppliers don’t stay enrolled.
Sec. 71106. Cost discount associated to sure faulty extra funds underneath
Medicaid.
Sec. 71107. Eligibility redeterminations.
Sec. 71108. Revising dwelling fairness restrict for figuring out eligibility for long-term care
providers underneath the Medicaid program.
Sec. 71109. Alien Medicaid eligibility.
Sec. 71110. Enlargement FMAP for emergency Medicaid.
SUBCHAPTER B—PREVENTING WASTEFUL SPENDING
Sec. 71111. Moratorium on implementation of rule regarding staffing requirements for
long-term care amenities underneath the Medicare and Medicaid applications.
Sec. 71112. Lowering State Medicaid prices.
Sec. 71113. Federal funds to prohibited entities.
SUBCHAPTER C—STOPPING ABUSIVE FINANCING PRACTICES
Sec. 71114. Sunsetting elevated FMAP incentive.
The Democrats disagree with this portion of the invoice, amongst others, however let’s have a look at the precise textual content surrounding the well being look after illegals debacle.
Sec. 71109. Alien Medicaid eligibility.
Part 71109 shortens the listing of eligible migrants coated by Medicaid. The One Huge Lovely Invoice prohibits Medicaid for paying to help anybody who doesn’t fall underneath the next 4 classes: : (1) U.S. residents and U.S. nationals; (2) sure U.S. lawful everlasting residents (excluding, vacationers, guests, diplomats, and college students briefly within the U.S.); (3) Cuban and Haitian entrants; and (4) people within the U.S. underneath a Compact of Free Affiliation with the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau. Hospitals and well being care suppliers will not obtain federal help to deal with individuals who have entered the US illegally or overstayed their visas.
Click on right here to learn the Democrats’ decision.
“Subtitle E” of the decision want to repeal modifications to well being care underneath the Huge Lovely Invoice—interval.
In the course of the 2020 main election, the Democratic Social gathering expressed their want to supply healthcare for unlawful migrants. This isn’t a conspiracy. There isn’t any gray space.
