Leavitt tore into the Democrat proposal during Friday’s White House press briefing, an uncharacteristic second briefing in just three days. They inserted a provision to undo a provision in the working families tax cut, the One Big Beautiful Bill, that ended taxpayer-funded healthcare… benefits for illegal aliens,” she said. “Democrats’ proposals would require Medicaid to pay more for emergency care provided to illegal aliens than Medicaid does for American patients who are disabled, elderly, or children,” Leavitt added. Because Democrats opted to close the government, the White House is now tasked with prioritizing funds for essential government services over non-essential services. The White House has also paused $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects due to the shutdown.