Senate tightening rules on illegal aliens in healthcare reform? (after Joe Wilson's "You lie!")

Posted Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 10:33 am

From this discussion of Senate negotiations over their version of Obama healthcare:

The controversy over Republican Rep. Joe Wilson's shouting out "You Lie!" at the President over his claim that illegal immigrants wouldn't benefit from health-care reform apparently sparked some reconsideration of the relevant language. "We really thought we'd resolved this question of people who are here illegally, but as we reflected on the President's speech last night we wanted to go back and drill down again," said Senator Kent Conrad, one of the Democrats in the talks after a meeting Thursday morning. (Max Baucus) later that afternoon said the group would put in a proof of citizenship requirement to participate in the new health exchange - a move likely to inflame the left.

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obama healthcare
joe wilson
max baucus
kent conrad

Comments

Anonymous (not verified)

Sat, 09/12/2009 - 02:58

'a move likely to inflame the left' For what possible reason could they be upset--except one.

Fred Dawes (not verified)

Sat, 09/12/2009 - 07:15

not one Illegal alien will get free so called health care because within 16 to 25 weeks obama will make all monkey Aliens full U.S. Citizens and the political down fall will happen within 8 to 11 months after the third world take over. after the down fall you will get in line and ask for more.

WhereTheresSmoke (not verified)

Sun, 09/13/2009 - 14:37

What we are seeing is a line-up for a replay of the "No hiring of illegal aliens" but this time in health care and not employment. Anybody who has being on LW at all knows that the problem in employment is not lack of laws against hiring illegal aliens but in a lack of enforcement, primarily verification. Plus the Medicaid section of HR 3200 has loopholes you could drive a tank through.