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Undocumented immigrants given legal status through a new immigration law shouldn’t be hit with extra healthcare costs, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Tuesday.

GOP lawmakers working on a House bill want to prohibit illegal immigrants entering the “pathway to citizenship” from receiving taxpayer-subsidized healthcare benefits at any level of government – federal, state or local.

But Hoyer suggested Tuesday that Democratic leaders aren't on board.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is suing the Internal Revenue Service in order to make the agency change its requirements for the 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status.

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) argued Tuesday there's no similarity between federal relief aid to help Oklahoma recover from a massive tornado and federal aid to help states ravaged by Hurricane Sandy. 

He said the people of Oklahoma were grappling with “a long road ahead” but “will not travel that path alone.”

A majority of Americans believe that the Obama administration is trying to cover up the facts about the Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. installation in Benghazi, Libya, and the administration's immediate response, according to a new poll released Tuesday.

The survey, by ABC News and The Washington Post, found that 55 percent of Americans believe the Obama administration is actively attempting to cover up the facts of the Benghazi attack. By contrast, only a third say the White House is honestly disclosing what it knows.

At the same time, respondents were split on whether the Republican criticism of the Obama administration's handling of the attack was rooted in legitimate concerns. While 44 percent say that the GOP had asked legitimate questions, 45 percent say that Republicans are just engaging in political posturing.

A lawsuit filed by the NorCal Tea Party Patriots alleges "intensive and intrusive scrutiny" by the IRS.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) on Tuesday morning said emergency personal were frantically searching for survivors after a massive tornado ravaged her state, calling the damage “the worst I’ve ever seen.”

Fifty-six percent saw an effort to intentionally harass conservative groups, with 31 percent calling it an administrative mistake.

Obama declared a major disaster in the state after the mile-wide twister, which killed at least 51.

The Tea Party holds a 37 percent approval rating, one point below its all-time high.