Joe Wilson Was Right
OBBBA Cuts Expose Obamacare's Fungible Funds In 2009, Rep. Joe Wilson yelled “You lie” during Obama’s speech to Congress, disputing claims that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) wouldn’t cover illegal immigrants. The Left slammed his outburst as rude, insisting Obama was right—ACA’s text bars illegal immigrants from federal benefits. Yet, the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) proves Wilson foresaw the truth. The ACA’s fungible funds let states cover illegal immigrants, and the Left’s outcry over OBBBA cuts reveals their contradiction: they defend “what isn’t happening” while admitting it’s been happening. The ACA’s 2014 Medicaid expansion gave states a deal:…