“Democrats spent years giving taxpayer-funded healthcare to illegal aliens and, as promised, President Trump put a stop to it,” Vance said on X on Wednesday. “Now, Senate Democrats are shutting down the government and holding the economy hostage because they want to reinstate those benefits for illegal aliens.”

Amid the blame game over the shutdown, Republicans claim Democrats want free healthcare for illegal immigrants - the Democrats call this a lie

The healthcare sector is a bright spot in the economy this year, driving nearly half of the nation’s employment gains, but economists and experts say immigration crackdowns and looming Medicaid cuts pose a threat to future job growth.

Congressional Democrats are holding firm on their demand that federal health care subsidies be restored in any deal to end the government shutdown, according to U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT).