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Illinois U.S. Rep. Mary Miller said she is very proud of a
provision in recent federal law concerning who is eligible for
food subsidies.
“If you are not an American citizen, you cannot be participating
in [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program] benefits, for one
thing, or Medicaid for that, which J.B. Pritzker has rolled out
the red carpet for that he is giving them every benefit that
should be afforded only to American citizens,” Miller told The
Center Square.
Democrats decry such policies and say the Trump administration
is cutting benefits to give tax breaks to the wealthy.
Miller said she’s going to push for withholding more funds.
“I've got a bill that I'm sorry to say is going to cut federal
funding for highways to any states that are issuing driver's
licenses to illegal aliens,” Miller said Wednesday.
Through the Illinois Secretary of State’s office, Illinois
provides undocumented residents with a standard ID card, not a
federally recognized REAL ID card.
Miller said there’s a reason why Republicans are using the power
of the purse to change Democratic policies.
“They care about power and they care about money. But the money
gives them the power to do, to implement their agenda. And what
we're saying is you have to get in line with this, particularly
federal laws, or we are going to withhold said federal funding,”
Miller said.
The Trump administration also aims to withhold federal tax funds
from jurisdictions like Illinois that have cashless bail
policies.
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