(AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) APSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) blasted Republicans on Wednesday for promoting a “lie” about the Democratic proposal to keep the government funded. The Republicans and President Donald Trump have falsely claimed Democrats want to give health care to those living illegally in the United States with their proposal. However, the proposal does not make those illegally living in the U.S. eligible for enrolling in health care under the Affordable Care Act. They know that what they’ve done to health care has decimated health care for so much of America.”“They’ve tried to lie, as you said. Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) issued a scathing statement targeting Trump and Republicans after the government shut down.