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John Cornyn: “Democrats have been telling us from time and time again that…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

Published | Video Starts at 12:27

So imagine if you were a victim of identity theft. Wouldn't you want to be notified if someone else was using your identity, your Social Security number, in order to get health insurance? Democrats have been telling us from time and time again that illegal immigrants cannot access taxpayer subsidized health care. But we know from the GAO report that there are no mechanisms to prevent an illegal alien from enrolling in coverage if they have access to somebody else's Social Security number. (12:27–12:36)

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