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JD Vance on Thomas Massie: "Having your own opinions is one thing...voting against the party on every single issue, you're going to make enemies...every time we've needed Thomas for a vote, he's been completely unwilling to provide it."

Dear Brian, Oh, you want to play the "$10,000 challenge" game? How delightfully confident! Let me educate you on how Washington actually works, since you seem to think legislation operates like a Twitter thread where everything is spelled out in simple terms. You're right that the Democrat CR bill (S.2882) doesn't explicitly state "healthcare for illegal immigrants" in bold letters. That's not how legislative sleight-of-hand works, and you know it. But here's what your party does consistently: you say one thing publicly while doing the exact opposite in legislation. It's like watching a magician who keeps accidentally revealing the card up their sleeve. First, let's clarify something important: We're currently in Fiscal Year 2026, which began on October 1, 2025. Many people don't realize this because the calendar year is still 2025, but the federal government's fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. So when we talk about "FY2025 funding levels," we're talking about LAST year's budget, and the CR is proposing to continue those old rules into the current fiscal year. Now let me walk you through the actual legislative mechanics, with specific line numbers, and explain this in plain English. The Republican One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) contains Section 71109 starting on page 227, line 8 through page 228, titled "Alien Medicaid Eligibility." This section amends the Social Security Act to add paragraph (5) to Section 1903(v), stating that beginning October 1, 2026, states would NOT be able to receive federal Medicaid dollars for providing healthcare to anyone who isn't a U.S. citizen or specific categories of legal immigrants. This is a future restriction—it doesn't take effect until 2026, which is AFTER the current CR period ends. Section 71110 on page 228, "Expansion FMAP for Emergency Medicaid," penalizes states that provide Medicaid coverage to undocumented immigrants by dropping their federal matching rate from 90% to 80%. In other words, the federal government would pay LESS for those states' Medicaid programs, forcing states to either pay more themselves or stop covering undocumented immigrants. Now here's where the Democrat CR Bill (S.2882) comes in with its magic trick. Section 101 on page 2, lines 14-24, states: "Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided for fiscal year 2025 and under the authority and conditions provided, for continuing projects or activities... that were conducted in fiscal year 2025." Translation: Keep funding everything at 2025 levels, using the same rules that applied in 2025. Since H.R. 1's restrictions don't take effect until October 1, 2026, the CR maintains the OLD SYSTEM where these restrictions don't exist. Section 106 on page 4, lines 19-25, makes these appropriations available until October 31, 2025—BEFORE the Republican restrictions in H.R. 1 would take effect. Here's the key issue and the sleight-of-hand: The Republican restrictions in H.R. 1 don't start until October 1, 2026. The Democrat CR only funds the government through October 31, 2025. So the Democrat CR maintains the current system where fourteen states CAN use federal Medicaid matching funds (at the enhanced 90% rate) to help cover undocumented immigrants—because the restrictions aren't in place yet. When the CR expires, Democrats will push for another CR or a full appropriations bill that AGAIN doesn't include the Republican restrictions. It's legislative kicking-the-can-down-the-road to prevent the reforms from ever taking effect. Think of it like this: Republicans passed a law saying "starting next year, we're locking the cookie jar." Democrats are saying "let's keep using this month's rules" (when the jar is still unlocked) and will keep saying that every month to prevent the lock from ever being installed. Here's what's particularly rich about Democrat behavior: you always show your hand by fighting hardest against the things you claim aren't happening. If these fourteen states weren't using federal Medicaid matching funds for undocumented immigrants, why would you oppose restrictions preventing it? It's like someone insisting they're not stealing cookies while simultaneously fighting to remove the lock on the cookie jar. If you weren't planning to take cookies, why do you care about the lock? Dr. Mehmet Oz, CMS Administrator, stated in May 2025: "Medicaid is not, and cannot be, a backdoor pathway to subsidize open borders. States have a duty to uphold the law and protect taxpayer funds. We are putting them on notice—CMS will not allow federal dollars to be diverted to cover those who are not lawfully eligible." Yet here we are, with Democrats demanding a CR that prevents these very restrictions from taking effect. The question isn't whether the language appears—it's why you're fighting to maintain a system that allows this spending. The facts are stubborn: Fourteen states currently provide health coverage to undocumented immigrants: California, New York, Illinois, Washington, New Jersey, Oregon, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Rhode Island, Maine, and Vermont. California provides full-scope Medi-Cal to ALL income-eligible adults regardless of immigration status. New York and Illinois provide coverage to older adults over 65. Oregon provides full health plan benefits to people of ANY AGE or immigration status. Massachusetts, Maine, and Colorado have similar expansions. If states eliminate their coverage for immigrants to avoid the penalty in H.R. 1 Section 71110, more than 1.9 MILLION people could lose their health coverage. The change to the federal match for the ACA Medicaid population in these states would shift $92 BILLION in costs from the federal government to states over ten years. CNN even reported on September 30, 2025: "A number of states use their own funds to provide coverage to children and at least some low-income adults." But here's the sleight-of-hand: those "state funds" are leveraged with federal Medicaid matching dollars—particularly the enhanced 90% match rate under the ACA expansion. For every dollar California spends on Medi-Cal, the federal government contributes $9. That's YOUR tax money from Mississippi, Texas, and Florida funding California's policy choices. Here's another Democrat tell: you claim Republicans are lying about healthcare for "illegal aliens" while simultaneously defending state programs that do exactly that. It's the political equivalent of saying "I'm not touching you" while your finger hovers an inch from someone's face. You're technically correct that the CR doesn't say "fund healthcare for illegal immigrants," but it maintains the funding mechanism that allows exactly that. The Supreme Court weighed in on this issue in June 2025 with Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, confirming that states have constitutional authority over healthcare regulation—but that doesn't mean federal taxpayers should subsidize those state decisions through matching funds. So here's my counterchallenge: Explain why Democrats are fighting so desperately to block restrictions on spending that you claim isn't happening. Explain why you oppose DOGE's efforts to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse. Explain why Mississippi, Texas, and Florida taxpayers should fund California's healthcare expansion to undocumented immigrants through federal matching dollars. As for your $10,000 challenge? I'd rather you invest that in boosting posts about the Major Richard Star Act (x.com/BskiMike22802/status/1…)—legislation that would actually help disabled veterans who sacrificed for this country receive the full benefits they've earned, rather than wasting money on political theater. The funding isn't "hidden" in the bill—it's continued through the mechanism of maintaining FY2025 appropriations without the Republican restrictions that don't take effect until 2026. That's how CRs work. They don't create new programs; they continue existing ones. And the existing system allows exactly what you claim isn't happening. Maybe between your confident Twitter challenges and moral grandstanding, you could address the actual substance of how federal Medicaid matching works, why your party opposes basic eligibility verification, and why you're so opposed to transparency and accountability. FOOTNOTES: H.R. 1, Section 71109, page 227-228: Restricts alien Medicaid eligibility beginning October 1, 2026 H.R. 1, Section 71110, page 228: Penalizes states providing coverage to undocumented immigrants by reducing federal matching rate from 90% to 80% S.2882, Section 101, page 2: Continues FY2025 funding levels, which do NOT include H.R. 1 restrictions S.2882, Section 106, page 4: Funding expires October 31, 2025—before H.R. 1 restrictions take effect Fourteen states provide health coverage to undocumented migrants: California, New York, Illinois, Washington, New Jersey, Oregon, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont If states eliminate coverage to avoid penalties, more than 1.9 million could lose health coverage, with $92 billion in costs shifted from federal to state governments over ten years CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, May 27, 2025: "Medicaid is not, and cannot be, a backdoor pathway to subsidize open borders" CNN, September 30, 2025: "A number of states use their own funds to provide coverage to children and at least some low-income adults" Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, June 2025: Supreme Court confirmed states have constitutional authority over healthcare regulation

Former head of CIA & State Dept. Pompeo hid an April 2020 State Dept Memo that determined Covid came from the Wuhan Lab. Stayed silent on Trump impeachment - which originated at State Dept. Hid Michael Sussmann's Feb 2017 meeting w/CIA. Went after Assange. Enabled surveillance of US Citizens. Did nothing on RussiaGate.

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I am a 2 time Trump voter. Today, I cast my ballot for Ron DeSantis. Former President Trump had almost a full year to earn my vote, and he failed. I refuse to compromise on Biblical teaching by picking between two people who are OK with child murder🤷 No Kamala, no Trump!