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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “They've also enacted that asylees, refugees and TPS holders…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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September Virtual Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 20:10

And so, you know, this is something of course we fought against, but we have Republican majorities in the House and the Senate and this is what they've enacted. They've also enacted that asylees, refugees and TPS holders will no longer be eligible for Medicaid. And it also increases those eligibility verifications. So that's a little bit to what I, I just spoke to. Now. (20:10–20:17)

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Asserts that asylees, refugees, and TPS holders will lose Medicaid eligibility.

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