Democrats including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York have constantly claimed that the government shutdown has nothing to do with health care provided to illegal aliens, but one finally admitted the truth. Republicans have used the accusations to hammer Democrats in the media, but Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California said during an interview that the issue was indeed part of the disagreement. 'The state of California, colluding with insurance companies who cover Medicaid beneficiaries, has created ... a money-laundering scheme that results in California obtaining more than $19 billion in federal money.' "Let me be perfectly clear: Undocumented people CANNOT AND WILL NOT receive ACA premium tax credits BY LAW. Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox.