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Tina Smith: “It is against the law right now for a person who is an…”

Featuring: Tina Smith, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Minnesota

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They do not want to talk about how they are raising health care costs for people, taking away people's health insurance. And so they are trying to change the subject. It is against the law right now for a person who is an undocumented person to get Medicare, to get Medicaid, to buy their health insurance on the health insurance exchanges in your state or nationally. So this is a classic trying to change the subject, trying to scare people. It is not true. (26:25–26:40)

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Asserts that undocumented individuals cannot legally access Medicare, Medicaid, or health insurance exchanges.

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