AOC PRESSED ON TAXPAYER-FUNDED HEALTHCARE FOR UNDOCUMENTED IN CNN TOWN HALL

At a CNN town hall, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez avoided taking a clear position on whether undocumented immigrants should receive taxpayer-funded healthcare while noting federal law excludes them from ACA, Medicaid, and Medicare. She labeled GOP claims that Democrats want to fund such care a “common lie,” citing EMTALA emergency-care requirements and reiterating support for single-payer in principle. The exchange comes amid shutdown negotiations and a media spike framing Democrats as backing healthcare for undocumented immigrants.