Every week, millions of Americans walk into their doctor’s office with no real idea of what the bill will look like when they walk out. The healthcare and insurance system is already a confusing mess—you pay a monthly premium, but then you’re hit with deductibles, co-pays, surprise bills, and whatever your prescription costs on top of that. It’s expensive, it’s complicated, and for most families it’s already too much to bear.
Now picture your state politicians taking federal tax dollars—your money—and funneling them into Democrat pet projects that only make healthcare more costly. Instead of working to lower costs, they’re propping up their own agenda and sticking you with the bill. That’s not just bad policy—it’s maddening.
Right now, the federal government is closed thanks to what can only be called the Schumer Shutdown. Democrats have chosen to hold the government—and federal employees—hostage in order to ram through healthcare benefits for illegal aliens. Yes, that’s right…regardless of what they claim, the end goal is also to fund care for illegal immigrants.
Vice President J.D. Vance has had enough of the games. Not only is he calling out Democrats for their reckless shutdown tactics, he’s also shining a spotlight on their hypocrisy. In a post on X, Vance showed how blue states routinely twist federal tax dollars into funding pet projects that do nothing to help working families but instead drive up healthcare costs for the very people Democrats claim to care about.
He stated:
This is important–money is fungible–and it’s why the Democrat and media lie that health care is not going to illegals is so preposterous. Consider, for instance, two state Medicaid programs–Ohio and New York. New York gives Medicaid to illegals and Ohio doesn’t.
When the government gives billions of dollars to New York for Medicaid, that frees up state money in New York that can then be spent on illegals.
It’s like if you give a mobster $100 but he PROMISES you he won’t spend the money to buy a gun and commit a crime. Well, he takes the $100 you gave him and buys food, and then takes the money he would have spent on food and uses that money to buy the gun instead. This is what “money is fungible” means.
He then stated that these schemes drive up the costs for everyone:
Additionally, because medical services are limited in supply, when an illegal accesses health. care, it drives up the cost for everyone. So New Yorkers are paying a higher price for medical services, and the federal government is subsidizing those higher prices.
Vance really hits the nail on the head here. When Democrat-run states receive funds from the federal government, in many cases, that money can be used to subsidize other costs in order for them to save state-level funding for other projects. It’s truly a vicious cycle. As the vice president mentions, money is fungible, which is how Democrats plan to cover the medical costs for those in our country illegally.
Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) hit the mark in a post on X, reminding Americans of what Democrats really believe. They can’t run from their own record. Just look back to the 2019 Democratic presidential primary debate on MSNBC: Savannah Guthrie asked the candidates point blank if they supported U.S. taxpayers footing the bill for illegal aliens’ healthcare. Every single Democrat on that stage raised their hand without hesitation:
2019 Democrat primary debate: REPORTER: “Raise your hand if your government plan would provide [taxpayer-funded healthcare] coverage for undocumented immigrants.”*ALL 10 Dems raised their hand.*
? 2019 Democrat primary debate:
REPORTER: “Raise your hand if your government plan would provide [taxpayer-funded healthcare] coverage for undocumented immigrants.”
*ALL 10 Dems raised their hand.* pic.twitter.com/FPOxU8aJuz
— Markwayne Mullin (@SenMullin) October 2, 2025
Republicans are clearly winning this fight. President Trump and his team have mastered the art of forcing Democrats to defend 80/20 issues—those wildly unpopular positions that most Americans reject outright. Time and again, Democrats walk straight into the trap, exposing their hidden agenda for everyone to see.
