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Steve Scalise: The elimination of section 211 is what I was referring to, and that's the section that even the Congressional Budget…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
The elimination of section 211 is what I was referring to, and that's the section that even the Congressional Budget Office estimates, by removing that verification process, would open the door to about $5 billion of people who are illegal aliens now being eligible because that verification is taken away.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

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Discussing the implications of eliminating section 211 during a debate.

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