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Brendan Boyle: “I have good news for my friend, the chairman of the Budget Committee. We just verified with the Congressional Budget…”

On the recordMay 21, 2025
I have good news for my friend, the chairman of the Budget Committee. We just verified with the Congressional Budget Office, and of the 13.7 million Americans who will lose their healthcare because of their bill, exactly zero are undocumented immigrants. Mr. Speaker, the complete artifice that the other side is attempting to convince you of is that almost 14 million Americans will lose their healthcare, but don't worry about it. They are all illegals. They are all people who are defrauding the system. It is completely false, and every independent source has verified that it is false.
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Brendan Boyle
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the impact of a healthcare bill on American citizens during a floor speech.

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