Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2581, the
Verify First Act, which was introduced by my colleague, good friend,
and fellow Pennsylvanian Lou Barletta. This is a simple piece of
legislation that ensures no American taxpayer dollars are used to fund
healthcare for those who are here undocumented. Congress, the American people, and my constituents were told that,
under ObamaCare, illegal immigrants would not be eligible for tax
credits. Instead, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs
Committee issued a report detailing that, as of June 2015, over half a
million people without legal status have received up to $750 million in
taxpayer-funded subsidies. No record can be found if any of this was
ever recovered.
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