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Chuck Schumer: “No Medicare, Medicaid or ACA funds can go to undocumented…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Published | Video Starts at 04:45

And they try to divert the subject, change the subject and make up lies, like saying, oh, we're for giving health care, this health care money to undocumented immigrants. They know damn well that the law is that No Medicare, Medicaid or ACA funds can go to undocumented immigrants. But they're so afraid to debate the issue, they have so many right wingers in their caucus who don't want to do anything that they come up with these lies to divert attention. (04:45–04:51)

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Asserts that current law prohibits Medicare, Medicaid, or ACA funds from being allocated to undocumented immigrants.

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