Speech #1100088552

This equates to an annual salary of over $82.000. We are sending the message to families across the countrydrop your children from your private insurancethe American taxpayer will foot the bill. Furthermore. at a time when Americans look to Congress to secure our borders and enforce our existing immigration laws. the Democrat leadership. through the CHAMP Act. is taking leaps in the opposite direction by opening the door to free health insurance for illegal aliens. It does so by removing language from the Deficit Reduction Act requiring proof of citizenship to receive SCHIP and Medicaid. This will make it nearly impossible for the Federal Government to prevent illegal immigrants from accessing these programs. The American people are getting a clear message today from the new majority. They want your tax dollars to provide incentives to those who choose to break our laws and enter this country illegally.