With the ongoing government shutdown, it's important to keep the truth in sight and to get rid of the many lies floating around in the media.
1. The overriding issue in this fight is the group of illegal aliens covered by DACA. The Democrats have made clear that they have voted against funding the government because there is no fix for the DACA group included in the measure. Think what this means. The bill before the Senate which has already passed the House extends the healthcare program that covers over 9 million poor American children for six years. The Democrats have said that they support extending the healthcare for poor children, but they are blocking the extension in order to favor the illegal aliens covered by DACA. Will it take the deaths of children denied healthcare to get the Dems to move off their DACA effort?
The bill also blocks the Obamacare Cadillac tax for this year. That tax is a heavy charge assessed by the government on union workers who have very good health plans. By blocking the bill, the Democrats are telling the working men and women who are union members that they are less important than the illegal aliens covered by DACA. Imagine what those unions are going to say in the next election. Then there's the basic functioning of the government. The shutdown won't affect that many people for now, but it will still hit people across the country who need government services. The Democrats are telling America that the illegal aliens covered by DACA matter to Democrats more than American citizens do. And let's not forget the military. Because of the government shutdown, our military is not getting paid. They are also being denied things like the Armed Forces Network (which would have broadcast the NFL Championship games today) and the ability to call home for minimal cost. Why do the Democrats think that illegal aliens covered by DACA are more important than our men and women in uniform?
2. The Democrats are taking the position that the GOP is "using the CHIP program as a bargaining chip." That's a whopper of a lie. The House has passed an extention of this program for healthcare for poor children three times this session. The first two times were done on a stand alone basis. The last time was as part of this spending bill. The Democrats in the Senate then blocked the spending bill. Republicans want the healthcare for poor children in place. That's hardly using it as a bargaining chip. It's the Democrats who are holding the program hostage to get their way on DACA.
3. There is no rush on DACA; the illegals covered by that program are safe until March 5 and probably beyond. The order issued by President Trump ending the illegal Obama program that set up DACA only stops DACA on March 5, 2018. Meanwhile, a federal court has issued an order staying enforcement of President Trump's order until the matter has been fully adjudicated. The administration is appealing that stay to the Supreme Court, but even if SCOTUS takes the case, it will be unlikely to hear the argument and make a decision until many weeks or months after March 5th. That means that not only are the Democrats pushing DACA a thereby elevating the welfare of less than a million illegal aliens over American citizens, but the illegal aliens are not even in imminent danger of deportation.
4. There's a myriad of other excuses offered by Democrats but none of them have much support. The truth is that the Democrats have decided to take a stand for the illegal aliens covered by DACA at to tell the rest of America (including 9 million poor kids who will lose health care) that they can go to hell. It's a really evil move.
1. The overriding issue in this fight is the group of illegal aliens covered by DACA. The Democrats have made clear that they have voted against funding the government because there is no fix for the DACA group included in the measure. Think what this means. The bill before the Senate which has already passed the House extends the healthcare program that covers over 9 million poor American children for six years. The Democrats have said that they support extending the healthcare for poor children, but they are blocking the extension in order to favor the illegal aliens covered by DACA. Will it take the deaths of children denied healthcare to get the Dems to move off their DACA effort?
The bill also blocks the Obamacare Cadillac tax for this year. That tax is a heavy charge assessed by the government on union workers who have very good health plans. By blocking the bill, the Democrats are telling the working men and women who are union members that they are less important than the illegal aliens covered by DACA. Imagine what those unions are going to say in the next election. Then there's the basic functioning of the government. The shutdown won't affect that many people for now, but it will still hit people across the country who need government services. The Democrats are telling America that the illegal aliens covered by DACA matter to Democrats more than American citizens do. And let's not forget the military. Because of the government shutdown, our military is not getting paid. They are also being denied things like the Armed Forces Network (which would have broadcast the NFL Championship games today) and the ability to call home for minimal cost. Why do the Democrats think that illegal aliens covered by DACA are more important than our men and women in uniform?
2. The Democrats are taking the position that the GOP is "using the CHIP program as a bargaining chip." That's a whopper of a lie. The House has passed an extention of this program for healthcare for poor children three times this session. The first two times were done on a stand alone basis. The last time was as part of this spending bill. The Democrats in the Senate then blocked the spending bill. Republicans want the healthcare for poor children in place. That's hardly using it as a bargaining chip. It's the Democrats who are holding the program hostage to get their way on DACA.
3. There is no rush on DACA; the illegals covered by that program are safe until March 5 and probably beyond. The order issued by President Trump ending the illegal Obama program that set up DACA only stops DACA on March 5, 2018. Meanwhile, a federal court has issued an order staying enforcement of President Trump's order until the matter has been fully adjudicated. The administration is appealing that stay to the Supreme Court, but even if SCOTUS takes the case, it will be unlikely to hear the argument and make a decision until many weeks or months after March 5th. That means that not only are the Democrats pushing DACA a thereby elevating the welfare of less than a million illegal aliens over American citizens, but the illegal aliens are not even in imminent danger of deportation.
4. There's a myriad of other excuses offered by Democrats but none of them have much support. The truth is that the Democrats have decided to take a stand for the illegal aliens covered by DACA at to tell the rest of America (including 9 million poor kids who will lose health care) that they can go to hell. It's a really evil move.
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