And we all know, we already know, that it is federal law and federal statute that Undocumented people cannot be covered by the ACA, they cannot be covered by Medicaid, they cannot be covered by Medicare. period. That is the law of the land. There are plenty of federal laws on the books. Now, the vice president has been trafficking this other misconception, saying that the emergency Medicaid program is providing health care to undocumented people. (50:56–51:06)
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Asserts that federal law prohibits undocumented immigrants from being covered by ACA, Medicaid, and Medicare.
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