The goal should be straightforward: preserve Medicaid for citizens and legal residents who qualify—not expand it into a hidden subsidy for those who broke immigration law.
Democrats insist they are “defending health care.”
The reality is they are defending Medicaid access for illegal immigrants at a time when the program already costs more than $800 billion a year.
Protecting taxpayers and preserving Medicaid’s integrity should be the priority. Instead, Democrats have chosen to keep Washington closed until those benefits are restored.