… a territory of the United States and b either a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residency. That's the language they're repealing. It says you have to be a U.S. citizen or a legal immigrant to be eligible for Medicaid. That's the language they want to repeal. I'll tell you what else they want to repeal. They want to repeal section 71109 entitled Alien Medicaid eligibility. That's further language that makes clear that illegal aliens are not eligible for Medicaid. (09:06–09:14)
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Asserts that Democrats want to repeal language requiring U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status for Medicaid eligibility.
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