Joe Wilson: I Am Not Aplogizing Again, I Was Right
He should never have apologized the first time:
So how do we know that Rep. Wilson (who some are now calling the “truth czar”) was right? Look at what Democrats did after his outburst. Senator Kent Conrad moved to close a loophole in the Senate version of the health care bill that would have allowed illegal immigrants to get health care, and Obama backed the closure of that loophole for the first time publicly:
The White House tonight is providing the below clarification on what the president’s health-care proposals would mean when it comes to the issue of illegal immigrants.
The question, as we all know, arises from the Wilson “You lie” outburst, and the core claim that notwithstanding specific bill language barring illegal immigrants from participating in the “exchange,” as a practical matter, there is no way of verifying the citizenship of applicants — which is the current state of play. Republicans say that then means illegal immigrants would end up being enrolled in plans — bill language or no bill language.
Today, for the first time as far as we know, the administration is backing a provision that would require proof of citizenship before someone could enroll in a plan selected on the exchange.
Here, the administration also concedes that hospitals would be compensated with public funds for the care of undocumented immigrants.
Actions speak louder than words. Obama’s own actions prove that Wilson was right.
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