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Debbie Lesko: “Most people in the United States are not going to voluntarily want to be paying for illegal immigrants' free healthcare.”

On the recordApril 29, 2019
Most people in the United States are not going to voluntarily want to be paying for illegal immigrants' free healthcare.
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Debbie Lesko
Republican · Arizona

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Lesko argues against funding healthcare for undocumented immigrants, citing public disapproval.

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