Medicaid Meltdown, Are Tax Dollars Funding Illegal Healthcare? plus 5th Amendment Silence Fuels Autopen Cover-Up
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 17 July 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
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Medicaid Access for Undocumented Immigrants
- Texas Rep. Wesley Hunt questions New York Governor Kathy Hochul about how many undocumented immigrants are receiving Medicaid benefits.
- The piece criticizes the use of Section 1115 waivers in New York, suggesting they may be used to provide benefits to undocumented individuals.
- It accuses Democratic leadership of avoiding transparency and prioritizing non-citizens over American citizens.
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Allegations of Presidential Misconduct via Autopen
- Claims that President Joe Biden may not have been aware of executive orders and pardons signed using an autopen.
- Suggests unelected staff may have made decisions on Biden’s behalf due to his alleged cognitive decline.
- Mentions an investigation by the House Oversight Committee, with aides invoking the Fifth Amendment.
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Criticism of Federal Spending
- Highlights a $2.5 billion renovation project for the Federal Reserve, calling it the most expensive in D.C. history.
- Criticizes the cost overrun and questions the necessity of such spending.
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Praise for the “Big Beautiful Bill”
- Republican lawmakers praise the bill for its investments in border security, national defense, and support for American ranchers.
- Contrasts this with criticism of Democratic policies, particularly around immigration and labor practices.
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Immigration Enforcement and ICE Raids
- Defends ICE operations and criticizes a federal judge’s decision to block certain raids in Los Angeles.
- Highlights recent ICE operations that uncovered child labor and criminal activity at illegal marijuana grow operations.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:05.6 | There has been a question that many Republicans have been asking. |
| 0:09.3 | How many illegal immigrants are actually receiving access to Medicaid benefits? |
| 0:16.3 | Now, if you ask the Democratic Party, they will tell you that there isn't a single illegal |
| 0:21.8 | immigrant that is receiving Medicaid benefits. Insert a brilliant move by Texas Representative |
| 0:29.2 | Wesley Hunt. He's now demanding data from the New York governor over how many of the |
| 0:35.5 | state's estimated 670,000 legal immigrants are actually receiving access |
| 0:42.2 | to those Medicaid benefits that Democrats say, well, it's not happening at all. |
| 0:47.8 | Hunt, a Republican, decided to just straight up ask the question directly to the governor on |
| 0:53.0 | Monday, raising questions about how |
| 0:55.1 | the Empire State has leveraged waivers to actually allow its Medicaid program to operate |
| 1:02.1 | differently from federal standards and mandates. Governor Hocel is required to report this information |
| 1:10.1 | to the federal government. |
| 1:12.2 | So the question is simple. |
| 1:14.3 | Will she comply or continue to harbor lawbreakers while putting the health care of law-abiding |
| 1:21.0 | citizens at risk? |
| 1:23.1 | Hunt said in a statement to the New York Post. |
| 1:26.2 | This is what Democratic leadership looks like, open borders, benefits for illegal aliens, |
| 1:33.4 | and betrayal of the people they're supposed to be representing, the American people. |
| 1:38.8 | All right, I want to take a moment to talk about the economy. |
| 1:41.2 | You've been seeing what's happening on Wall Street. |
| 1:43.0 | You've seen what's been happening with interest rates. you've probably seen gold prices hitting all-time record highs. |
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