[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 127 (Thursday, September 10, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H9412]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TAXPAYERS REFUSE TO PAY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS' HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. KING of Iowa asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, a Rasmussen poll found that 83 percent 
of voters believe only U.S. citizens should be eligible for health care 
subsidies. However, H.R. 3200, the health care bill, gives coverage to 
illegal immigrants, despite what the President says.
  Although language in the bill purports to prevent illegal immigrants 
from getting coverage, even the Congressional Research Service confirms 
that there are three major loopholes that render the language 
meaningless.
  Number one, there is no method to verify eligibility. An amendment to 
include it was defeated by Democrats in committee.
  Item number two, illegal immigrants are not prohibited from using the 
``public option,'' better described as the government mandate.
  And, number three, all members of families including illegal 
immigrants may be eligible as a group, and language indicates so.
  So if Congress wants to represent the wishes of the people, including 
the 70 percent of Democrats and 87 percent of Independents, they should 
add citizenship verification of eligibility to any health care 
legislation. But they have voted it down in committee 29-28. False 
claims about not covering illegal immigrants are hollow.

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