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Published: 09/30/09

Debate Over Immigrants Flares as Senators Reject Photo ID for Health Benefits

By  Patricia Murphy - Politics Daily
Debate Over Immigrants Flares as Senators Reject Photo ID for Health Benefits

After Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) yelled "You lie!" when President Obama told Congress that illegal immigrants would not benefit from health care reform, the president responded, "That's not true." But behind the scenes, Democrats scrambled to make sure that the president was right.In the days that followed, congressional staff added language to the Senate Finance Committee requiring verification of applicants' citizenship or legal residency to receive benefits. The bill already bill stipulated that illegal immigrants would not receive benefits, a provision also in the House version. On ...

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