John Cornyn: “The Democratic CR would eliminate provisions of the One Big…”

“The alternative continuing resolution that Democrats are proposing would not only repeal the One Big Beautiful bill effectively, but they make other partisan demands. On top of that, The Democratic CR would eliminate provisions of the One Big Beautiful bill that are critical to putting our fiscal track fiscal condition back on track. As I mentioned a moment ago, in the Medicaid program we did not. We tightened eligibility, we added work requirements for able bodied adults, we required stricter eligibility reporting and ensure that illegal immigrants do not get free health care benefits.” (17:28–17:39)

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