S. 2305. to repeal a provision in the Deficit Reduction Act that will require people applying or reapplying for Medicaid to verify their citizenship with a U.S. passport or birth certificate. Congress must act to repeal this shortsighted policy before it goes into effect July 1. 2006. because it will create barriers to health care. is unnecessary. and will be an administrative burden to implement. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that additional letters of support for S. 2305 from the California Immigrant Welfare Collaborative. the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles. the National Health Law Program. Families USA. the Childrens Defense Fund. the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. and the American Public Health Association. be printed in the RECORD.
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