Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Jan. 22, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call)
GAVIN NEWSOM IS MAKING A STRATEGIC VISIT TO A KEY PRIMARY STATE, RAISING EYEBROWS
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Census Bureau estimates that one in five immigrants in California are illegal aliens.
Sources at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) say that the state of California is obligated to report Medi-Cal data to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Newsom cut back on funding for illegal migrant healthcare in the state's budget he signed late last month, freezing California taxpayer-funded Medi-Cal for new illegal immigrant applicants starting January 2026. The governor also plans to charge illegal migrants on the program a premium beginning in 2027.
But Hunt honed in specifically on Newsom's use of waivers previously granted by the Biden administration that allow the state to make Medi-Cal easier for illegal migrants to obtain.
FROM NEW YORK TO ARIZONA, MIGRANT FACILITIES SHUTTERING IN WAKE OF TRUMP'S BORDER CRACKDOWN
The border fence between Imperial Beach (Right), near San Ysidro, California and Playas de Tijuana near the Mexican city of Tijuana. (Getty Images)
Hunt also sent a copy of the letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and Centers for CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz.
"Californians deserve transparency, accountability, and adherence to the law in the administration of public health programs," the letter reads. "Policies that divert limited resources away from lawful recipients not only violate federal standards—they destroy public trust and threaten the sustainability of programs designed to serve our most vulnerable citizens."
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