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“the amendment, which will next be voted on, would do three things: One, it will say that the application of deeming to Medicaid will be only for a period of 2 years. Second, it will exempt emergency care and public health services. Third, it will apply prospectively. Mr. President, this amendment is supported by groups, which range from the Catholic Conference to the League of Cities. They support it for a set of common reasons. They understand that the public health will be at risk if we deny Medicaid to this population of legal aliens, and that there will be a massive cost shift to the communities in which hospitals, which are obligated to provide medical services that will now no longer be reimbursed in part by Medicaid, are located. Catholic Charities is concerned about an increase in abortion, as poor pregnant women would find it economically necessary to seek an abortion rather than pay the cost of a delivery. For all of those reasons, I urge adoption of this amendment.”