Health negotiators focus on illegal immigrants

09-11-2009 • Breitbart

Health care negotiators in the Senate pressed for a way to ensure that illegal immigrants can't get access to government-funded insurance, a contentious issue now front and center after a Republican congressman's outburst during President Barack Obama's speech. The issue is one of several thorny problems that came up as a small group of negotiators on the Senate Finance Committee met Friday morning. Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., is aiming to finalize legislation on Obama's health overhaul by next week—though whether it's bipartisan or not remains to be seen.Such verification can be tricky. Many Democrats fear that verification procedures keep legal residents from getting insurance, and in the House, they rejected Republican attempts to add verification requirements to the House health care bill. The negotiators put off extensive discussion of the illegal immigration issue until Monday and said aides would be working on language on that and abortion over

2 Comments in Response to Health negotiators focus on illegal immigrants

Comment by Sovereign Soul

Entered on: 9/11/2009 3:37:04 PM

Would the advocates of this socialistic scheme for the delivery of health care to the CITIZENS of the USA, please quote the Article in the US Constitution that mandates the Federal Government (or, government at ANY level), to assume responsibility for delivering health care? And, while they are at it; please quote the Constitutional authority that mandates that every citizen be REQUIRED to pay of an insurance plan by with holiing, taxes or fines?

And, the ultimate question to put to EACH Senator and Congressperson: "Why, if this plan is SO good for US, do you SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDE members of Congress and the Federal Employees of other branches of the government?

Those who vote AYE on this fiasco of legislation should be voted out of office for failure -- as fiduciary agents elected by their constituents, to serve them in THEIR best interests rather than in their own

Comment by Powell Gammill

Entered on: 9/11/2009 12:15:21 PM

I could care less about illegal immigrants getting Obamacare. I don't want it. That is the issue.

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