GOP Accuses Democrats of Restoring Immigrant Healthcare

House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans have accused Democrats of secretly seeking to restore taxpayer-funded healthcare for undocumented immigrants, citing language in the Democrats' funding proposal called the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” Vice President J.D. Vance amplified the claim, saying the text would revive two Biden-era programs — federal emergency hospital funding and parole-linked Medicaid eligibility — and arguing federal dollars are fungible between states. Republicans also warn the Democrats’ text could jeopardize a proposed $50 billion rural hospital fund. Democrats deny trying to restore Medicaid for noncitizens, say federal law bars noncitizen Medicaid enrollment, and contend they are fighting to preserve healthcare for Americans and to extend expiring ACA subsidies. The Medicaid dispute has become a central flashpoint in continuing-resolution negotiations during the government shutdown, with both parties blaming the other for rejecting competing CRs.