{"id":16441,"date":"2025-12-09T13:16:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/capitol-agenda-what-trump-told-politico-about-health-care\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:16:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:16:57","slug":"capitol-agenda-what-trump-told-politico-about-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/capitol-agenda-what-trump-told-politico-about-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitol agenda: What Trump told Blue Light News about health care"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TRUMP\u2019S TAKE ON HEALTH TALKS \u2014<\/b> President Donald Trump in an exclusive interview with Blue Light News’s Dasha Burns was noncommittal on the fate of Obamacare subsidies set to lapse at the end of the month, the latest sign that Republicans will let them expire.<\/p>\n

Pressed on whether he would intervene and ask Congress to extend the tax credits, Trump said, \u201cI don\u2019t know. I\u2019m going to have to see.\u201d He instead touted his rough vision for a health care revamp.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to give the people better health insurance for less money,\u201d he said. \u201cThe people will get the money and they\u2019re going to buy the health insurance that they want.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch the interview and read a rundown<\/a> of the newsiest bits on Latin America, the economy, the Supreme Court and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). \u201cShe was a loyal person until I wasn\u2019t able to answer her phone calls,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

SENATE GOP SEARCHES FOR UNITY \u2014<\/b> With just two days until Democrats get a vote on their proposal to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, Republican senators have yet to coalesce behind an alternative<\/a> to put up alongside it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat signal would that send if Republicans say, \u2018Yeah, we\u2019re going to say no to the Democrats\u2019 plan, but we\u2019re not going to offer anything?\u2019\u201d Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said. \u201cThe message that will send is, good luck to the American people, and we don\u2019t really care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senate Republicans are expected to discuss their options at a closed-door lunch Tuesday afternoon and make a decision about which direction to take.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The competing proposals:<\/b> Factions of the conference are either ready to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies or replace them with new frameworks.<\/p>\n

Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Monday praised a proposal by Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) expanding the use of health savings accounts and directing funding toward them \u2014 without extending the tax credits. Thune took steps Monday night to make the bill available for a vote later this week, as Republicans try to keep options on the table. But he didn\u2019t commit to putting it up for a vote Thursday.<\/p>\n

Sens. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) proposed a two-year subsidy extension with new income caps and other eligibility restrictions \u2014 a plan that won some Democratic interest from Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 party leader.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The path ahead: <\/b>The Democratic proposal is likely to fail Thursday even though a handful of Republicans haven\u2019t said yet how they will vote. Hawley, for instance, said Monday \u201ceverything is on the table.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Thune is suggesting there will be further bipartisan negotiations afterward. There\u2019s hope on both sides of the aisle that failure could spark new momentum as some lawmakers start eyeing Jan. 30, the next government funding deadline, as the real cutoff to land a health care deal.<\/p>\n

What else we\u2019re watching:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2014 NDAA hits Rules: <\/b>The House plans to vote on the National Defense Authorization Act Wednesday afternoon \u2014 assuming it gets through the Rules Committee Tuesday evening. House Democrats could support the defense policy bill after House Armed Services ranking member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) signaled he\u2019s on board. That means the biggest issue for Republicans likely won\u2019t be final passage, but instead the rule vote Wednesday if some in the GOP choose to tank the party-line vote.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Digital trade legislation: <\/b>Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) is introducing a bipartisan bill Tuesday that would empower the president to negotiate and enforce digital trade agreements \u2014 but also give Congress the opportunity to review and block those agreements. The move signals potential renewed interest from Congress in addressing the taxation of digital goods.<\/p>\n

Jordain Carney, Mia McCarthy and Benjamin Guggenheim contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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