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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) went on the offensive against Republican-crafted “lies” while addressing the government shutdown in a new interview.
The one-time Democratic presidential contender refused to put up with a single second of misinformation when asked about debunked rumors her party was stonewalling Congress’ stopgap spending bill to give undocumented migrants “free healthcare” during a Thursday appearance on “CBS Mornings.”
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Though anchor Tony Dokoupil did make sure to frame the Republican claim as not “strictly true,” Warren cut in with a correction almost instantly.
“Excuse me? ‘Not strictly true’ ― it is a flat-out lie! It is a flat-out lie!” she said as Dokoupil struggled to get a word in. “There is nothing in Medicaid, nothing in Medicare, that permits one undocumented immigrant to get one dollar of assistance! None!”
Warren stood her ground as Dokoupil pushed back, saying Democrats’ counteroffer proposed rolling back Medicaid restrictions for “certain noncitizens” that were included in the Republican-backed “big, beautiful” mega-spending bill signed into law in July.
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Forced to take on yet another distortion, the senator explained how Democrats’ hardline on health care was focused on getting hospitals fair reimbursement rates for emergency care they are required to provide by law, regulations that date back to Republican President Ronald Reagan’s time in office.
“There is no change, no change in the number of undocumented migrants who get any help under what the Democrats want,” she asserted.
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Elsewhere in the interview, Warren balked at the idea that Democrats were only giving Republicans power with their decision to hold out on the bill until bipartisan negotiations happen.
“Look, let’s understand that Donald Trump is going to do whatever he wants to do,” she said, adding that head of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, was already in the process of making “as many painful cuts as he can.”
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She then added, “That could be stopped if the Republicans in the House and the Senate would just say, ‘No more of this.’”
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