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Mike Johnson: “A provision that repeals the Obamacare special rule for…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Speaker Johnson Gives Press Conference Remarks on Day 2 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 09:19

Number three, they've counter proposed a provision that ends the Obamacare funding for non citizens. The cost of that repeal would be $91 billion to all of you taxpayers. Hardworking American citizens would be funding that. A provision that repeals the Obamacare special rule for immigrants. That cost would be 27 billion. For taxpayers. A provision that ends Medicaid funding for those improperly granted asylum and parole under President Biden's open borders. The cost of that would be 6 billion. I think that's actually a low estimate. (09:19–09:27)

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Asserts that repealing the Obamacare special rule for immigrants would cost $27 billion.

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