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Why Republicans Are Falsely Claiming Democrats Want Health Care For ‘Illegal Aliens’

WASHINGTON — Republicans are screaming that Democrats just shut down the government because they want free health care for “illegal aliens.” As the White House put it after Democrats blocked a Senate ... Read More

Looming health insurance spikes for millions are at the heart of the government shutdown

Medicaid’s programs, which serve low-income Americans, enroll roughly 78 million adults and children. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects 10 million additional Americans will become ... Read More

FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'

President Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to give free health care to immigrants in the U.S. illegally. CLAIM: ... Read More

Health insurance is at the center of the government shutdown battle

The NPR Politics Podcast breaks down the central policy issue behind the government shutdown: enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans. Read More

The health insurance subsidies behind the government shutdown

Harvard Kennedy School's Mark Shepard discusses health insurance subsidies and why they have become such a sticking point for lawmakers. Read More

GOP misleads with claim that Democrats shut down to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'

WASHINGTON — With the government shut down, Republicans are centering their message on a simple argument: “Democrats are grinding America to a halt in order to give illegal immigrants free health care ... Read More

Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

Senate Democrats are rejecting for the 10th time a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government. They are insisting they won’t back away from demands that Congress take up health ... Read More

Democrats blame GOP for Obamacare woes tied to pandemic-era subsidies

Amid the ongoing government shutdown fight, the Democratic Party's message has largely focused on blaming Republicans for stripping "millions" of their health insurance because they won't approve ... Read More

GOP pushes claim that Democrats shut down to give health care to ‘illegal immigrants'

With the government shut down, Republicans are centering their message on a simple argument: “Democrats are grinding America to a halt in order to give illegal immigrants free health care.” That ... Read More