Thread: Obama poised to give insurance to illegals

Obama poised to give insurance to illegals
President-elect calls SCHIP expansion '1 of first measures I sign into law'

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Posted: January 19, 2009
9:11 pm Eastern


By Chelsea Schilling
© 2009 WorldNetDaily


Shortly after taking office, President Obama is expected to sign a bill that could give health insurance to illegal aliens and children from middle-class families that make more than $61,000 per year.

Last week, the House voted 289-139 to expand HR 3963, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, a federal program providing coverage to children whose families have higher incomes than those who qualify for Medicaid. The bill, sponsored by Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., renews the program for five years, increases funding from the current $35 billion to $60 billion and expands coverage from million to 11 million uninsured children.

The Senate Finance Committee began reviewing the bill Thursday. If passed by the Senate, the legislation will be ready for Obama to sign after he takes office. Similar legislation sponsored by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., passed the Senate 12-7 Thursday. Baucus' bill would increase SCHIP funding by $31.5 billion.

HR 3963 is expected to receive quick approval from the new president.

Sen. Charles Grassley, the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, told the Associated Press Democrats are seeking to give Obama an early victory on healthcare.

President Bush vetoed two different versions of SCHIP extension legislation during his presidency, claiming the bills were a step toward socialized medicine.

Critics claim SCHIP expansion could damage the private insurance market by discouraging employers from covering their workers' children on private plans, CNS News reports. Some say the program could also keep middle-class parents from buying insurance for their children because the legislation calls for an income cap of 300 percent above federal poverty levels – approximately $63,600 for a family of four in some states.

More than 2 million children who currently have private insurance could be covered under the expansion, causing a shift that could pose a burden to taxpayers. The bill increases the federal excise tax on cigarettes by 61 cents to $1 a pack to pay for the added costs.

On Wednesday, Obama encouraged the Senate to greet the legislation with the "same sense of urgency so that it can be one of the first measures I sign into law when I am president."

According to AP reports, Obama said, "In this moment of crisis, ensuring that every child in America has access to affordable health care is not just good economic policy, but a moral obligation we hold as parents and citizens."

The House bill also allows illegal aliens access to SCHIP because it no longer requires identification such as green cards or passports for enrollment. Illegals would be allowed to receive coverage for up to 90 days while states attempt to verify Social Security numbers. If they do not provide valid numbers, they will be dropped from enrollment after three months.

Illegals who have stolen Social Security numbers could continue to receive SCHIP benefits unless the Social Security Administration tracks the thefts.

After the House passed its version on Wednesday, Obama called Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to congratulate her.

"This is only the beginning of the change we will achieve with our new president," Pelosi said.

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"This is only the beginning of the change we will achieve with our new president," Pelosi said.

Yeah, that's what some of us are afraid of.

How to make Mo Money, with Yo Money ... I am sick, sick to death of the corruption in this government... taxes, taxes and more taxes .. mean while, the return on your taxes is even worse service to the people

I suppose these "NUT'S" in DC want a pay raise for exemplary service.. Oh wait... congress just gave itself another pay raise with no over sight while continuing to give you crappy service in return ... Ya know what.. I dont think so .. you better "FIX Yourself DC"

It's time to hold them all accountable for they're actions

We need to start an email, fax, phone call protest to Congress and the Messiah (Obama) telling them not to pass this bill. Just as we did with the amnesty junk they tried to pass on us.

Even Rahm Emanuel, Omaha’s chief of staff, is said to be opposed to any immigration proposals in the first term. He favors FDR's strategy: Don't open the Pandora's Box of immigration when citizens are unemployed.

Rahm was my Congressmen of years (after Blagojevich, aren’t I lucky?) and this is the first thing this bonehead ever said that I could agree with. Or I agree with until they start pushing the BS again.

If anything a protest will point out Obama Socialist ideas to the brainwashed, kool aid drinking Obama zombies.

It’s going to take whittling away at the Obama’s Zombies to gain any national support at stopping aid of any kind going to illegals. We have to hit the zombies where it hurts. We must expose that Obama is willing to sacrifice Americans (yes even his zombie force) for his new voter base, the illegal alies. And he will start buying them now with this bill.

We need to (as Rahm says) Force Obama at keeping Pandora's Box closed.

Illegals who have stolen Social Security numbers could continue to receive SCHIP benefits unless the Social Security Administration tracks the thefts.

OUTRAGEOUS. Government agencies need to pull together and keep track of all Social Security #'s.

More social programs, more hands out, and a bigger debt for those of us who are still able to pay taxes. Yep, change we can believe in.

Washington's printing machines are working overtime to print more false money..........and for the rest of us it is more FALSE HOPES......

CHANGE
CHANGE
CHANGE

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I implore you all to send e-mails to stop this! We cannot afford to care for those that don't belong here! PLEASE send Obama a personal message as well. I let him know that I support some of the things that he is doing, but giving illegals more rights than Americans will not be tolerated, and if he expects to be re-elected, he had better listen to the majority of Americans, not LaRaza and other racist hate groups.