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John Cornyn: “The Federal government pays 90% of Medicaid under the…”

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

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Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims

Published | Video Starts at 10:03

Not to get bogged down in the details too much, but this is a state federal program program, and under the Affordable Care act, The Federal government pays 90% of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. to illegal aliens under existing law, and it is. But what Democrats were doing in places like California, they were using that 10% state share to fund health care services for illegal aliens. (10:03–10:16)

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Asserts that the federal government covers 90% of Medicaid costs under the ACA.

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