Mike Johnson Corrected Over Government Shutdown Claims Live on Air

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10. Here's what I found yesterday trying to debunk some rw bs on FB.

Some states did offer health insurance coverage for income-eligible undocumented workers, but that was at a state level, not federal.

Google AI:

As of September 2025, 14 states plus D.C. provide state-funded comprehensive health coverage for income-eligible children regardless of immigration status. Additionally, California, Illinois, New York, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and D.C. offer fully state-funded coverage to some income-eligible adults, with California's program expanding to all adults starting January 1, 2026.

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NYT:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/us/politics/republicans-shutdown-fact-check-health-immigration.html

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The Democrats’ budget proposal seeks to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at the end of the year, and roll back Medicaid cuts in the tax cut and domestic policy law signed by President Trump in July. But the proposal does not provide free health care for unauthorized immigrants.

Unauthorized immigrants are largely barred from federally funded health care programs. They cannot buy health care plans on government exchanges set up by the Affordable Care Act and therefore cannot receive any subsidies. They are also ineligible for Medicaid, Medicare and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The Democrats’ budget proposal does not make them eligible for these programs.