I ask. should a millionaires child be on SCHIP or Medicaid? I dont think the American people believe so. but the majoritys bill encourages it. Yesterday. on the floor some members spoke about how this bill would pay for services for illegal immigrants. With no true way to refute that assertion the majority. in the managers amendment that was released after midnight this morning. added a new section that states that no Federal funding can go towards paying for care for illegal immigrants. That was a nice restatement of current law. but it does not change the fact that this bill eliminates the requirement that States verify a persons citizenship before they are enrolled. If we dont verify citizenship. this new section is meaningless. The bill even eliminates the 5year waiting period that legal immigrants must wait before being enrolled in Medicaid. effectively inviting more illegal immigration. During the morning session. member after member of the majority rose to say that this bill is about children. I ask my colleagues to show me where in this bill limits this Childrens Health Program to children.
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