Illegal Aliens Will Not—Repeat, Will Not—Be Covered Under Obamedicine
Got that? Will not.
Not no way, not no how.
In what he called the “first myth” being spread by critics of his proposal for a government-run health care system, Obama said they are wrong in claiming illegal immigrants will be covered: “That is not true. Illegal immigrants would not be covered. That idea has not even been on the table.” Obama said.
Well, Mr. President, that idea must have been tucked under a stack of background briefing papers over there in the corner of the table because the Congressional Research Service (CRS) says this about H.R. 3200, the Obamacare bill approved just before the recess by the House Energy and Commerce Committee chaired by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-CA:
“Under H.R. 3200, a ‘Health Insurance Exchange’ would begin operation in 2013 and would offer private plans alongside a public option…H.R. 3200 does not contain any restrictions on noncitzens—whether legally or illegally present, or in the United States temporarily or permanently—participating in the Exchange.”
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The bill contains no verification requirement or enforcement process for citizenship or legal residency, as exists for other federal benefit programs. The only verification required for the subsidies pertains to family income.
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House Democrats defeated all attempts in committee to add an enforcement mechanism that would require proof of citizenship or legal residency for those getting subsidies.
CRS also notes that “undocumented aliens” who have a “substantial presence” in the US would be REQUIRED to buy health insurance (page 4) through the exchanges in HR3200.
I feel so reassured.
I know we no longer require our lawmakers to read the bills on which they vote. Most of them can barely read the back of a box of cereal. But our president is a former professor of Constitutional Law. I know he can read. He has the teleprompters to prove it.
Hey, there’s an idea. Load the health care reform bill(s) on TOTUS and he’ll read that sucker through start to finish, without stopping. He won’t know what he’s reading, but that’s nothing new. Maybe he’ll stop lying if he actually knows the truth.
Yeah, right.
Bloodthirsty Liberal said,
August 28, 2009 @ 6:31 pm
I wonder if we should publish The Big Bloodthirsty Liberal Book of ObamaLies? Maybe make it a coloring book? As a fund-raiser for the website?
- Aggie
judi said,
August 28, 2009 @ 9:21 pm
Of course illegal aliens will be covered. If they aren’t covered it will take even longer to overwhelm the system and break the government.