The only people being removed from Medicaid under this bill are illegal aliens and they should have never been on the program in the first place. The legislation includes provisions to prevent illegal aliens from accessing taxpayer-funded welfare resources. a practice currently allowed in 14 states. Let's look at California. Right now, 1.6 million illegal aliens are on Medicaid costing taxpayers $9.5 billion a year. And here's the kicker. (00:52–01:03)
CLAIM
Asserts that the bill prevents illegal aliens from accessing welfare resources.
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