Mike Johnson: “Their repeal, their counteroffer is to repeal and reverse…”

“Other states have followed other blue states. The California loophole allows taxpayer funded Medicaid for illegal aliens. We eliminated that in the big beautiful bill. Their repeal, their counteroffer is to repeal and reverse that. That would cost $34 billion of U.S. taxpayer funds. Number two, a provision that prohibits Medicaid from paying more for emergency care provided to illegal aliens than it does for American patients who are disabled, elderly or children.” (08:36–08:44)

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