NEW: GOP Brings Out Receipts, Confirms Dems Are Demanding Healthcare For Illegals
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on October 2, 2025
By Mark Steffen
For days leading up to this week’s government shutdown, Democrats on Capitol Hill framed their demands in vague terms, declaring that healthcare for millions of Americans would be in jeopardy if GOP cuts to Obamacare subsidies were not rescinded.
Members of the U.S. House Democratic caucus like Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) fanned out across mainstream media, stating that Democrats were “fighting for the healthcare of the American people” while dismissing Republicans’ concerns that their true motive was to supply illegal immigrants with continued healthcare.
On Thursday, the Republican National Committee put to bed any doubt, releasing text of Democrats’ counterproposal for a continuing resolution which would have included a section titled “Alien Medicaid Eligibility.”
The lengthy amendment lays out how former refugees who are challenging their immigration status may still receive subsidized federal healthcare if the Democratic changes were accepted. Among them: any “alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence” qualifies, raising doubts about whether the Trump administration could strip healthcare from individuals who were legally allowed into the country under the Biden administration’s expanded asylum program.
Cuban and Haitian refugees would also be covered, both categories that were revoked by the Trump administration in June. Advocates for both groups are currently challenging the administration’s decision in court, allowing former refugees to argue that they are entitled to healthcare coverage until a final ruling that could still be years away.
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