A group of House and Senate Republicans is asking President Joe Biden to withdraw his nomination of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be Health and Human Services Secretary, citing his support for taxpayer-funded healthcare benefits for illegal aliens.
In a letter to Biden, 11 Senate Republicans and 64 House Republicans - led by Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Dan Bishop - are asking Biden to rescind Becerra's nomination to lead HHS due to his "Embrace of radical policies on immigration," among other issues.
"Mr. Becerra seeks to decriminalize illegal immigration, which would extend expensive government benefits like Medicaid to anyone who illegally crosses our borders," the letter states.
At a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, none of the committee's 22 Senators asked Becerra about his reported support for providing taxpayer-funded healthcare benefits to the roughly 11 to 22 million illegal aliens in the United States ,even as at least 30 million Americans are uninsured.
In a report this week, Becerra's colleagues said he is potentially interested in pursuing policies as HHS Secretary that would expand taxpayer-funded healthcare benefits to illegal aliens.
" Becerra has repeatedly advocated for undocumented immigrants to have more access to health care and other government benefits, whether through Medicaid or Obamacare," Politico reported.
Former Rep. Charles Gonzalez told Politico that Becerra has "Exceedingly deep convictions about the need" to provide taxpayer-funded healthcare benefits to illegal aliens - a plan that could cost Americans anywhere from $23 billion to $66 billion annually.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
House, Senate GOP: Joe Biden’s HHS Nominee Wants Taxpayer-Funded Medicaid for Illegal Aliens
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