Senator Mazie Hirono

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Senator Mazie Hirono @maziehirono

A3) The five-year bar has harmful consequences for immigrants, especially families with children. It prohibits families from getting essential benefits, preventing millions from receiving health care and leaving 1 in 4 lawfully present immigrants uninsured. #WellnessWed — PolitiTweet.org

Q3: What are the five-year bar's health and health equity consequences? #WellnessWed #ProtectFamilies #LIFTtheBAR

Posted July 20, 2022

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Senator Mazie Hirono @maziehirono

A1) The five-year bar is an unjust waiting period that restricts many legal immigrants' access to safety-net programs. It requires most immigrants to wait 5 years before they are eligible to access essential benefits like Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, SSI, and TANF. #WellnessWed — PolitiTweet.org

Q1: What is the "five-year bar?" #WellnessWed #ProtectFamilies #LIFTtheBAR

Posted July 20, 2022

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Senator Mazie Hirono @maziehirono

A5) I introduced the #LIFTtheBAR Act to remove the arbitrary five-year bar and reinstate access to crucial federal programs for immigrants. The bill would allow millions of immigrants to access the benefits and services they need and deserve. #WellnessWed — PolitiTweet.org

Q5: What does the LIFT the BAR Act do? #WellnessWed #ProtectFamilies #LIFTtheBAR

Posted July 20, 2022