I realize what happened in the House with that discharge petition involves a unique tool in the House. Will John Thune be compelled to bring a similar extension back to the floor after what we just saw today. Well, I hope so, because what what you're talking about has happened in the House is based on the need of the American public.I think both Democrats and Republicans realize the American public is demanding that they still have affordable health care in this country. That includes those subsidies for en ...

Welcome back. News this hour on Capitol Hill as four House Republicans join Democrats to force a vote on Affordable Care Act subsidies. Our Emily Wilkins watching that and some of the implications for House leadership.Hey Emily. >> Hey Carl. Well, yeah, as you mentioned, those four Republicans breaking with ranks, joining with Democrats to override Speaker Mike Johnson and force a vote on a three-year extension of those Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.Now, to be clear, it's not clear exactly when th ...

We've got more breaking news there on Capitol Hill right now. I understand Speaker Johnson is facing a bit of a GOP rebellion over health care and those expiring ACA subsidies. What can you tell us.>> Yeah, we knew that there was a group of moderate Republican members, Anna, who had been going back and forth with leadership on the Republican side trying to get them on board for some kind of an Affordable Care Act subsidy fix before the end of the year. You and I have talked time and again about the premium ...

Healthcare Affordability and Policy - The expiration of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits could negatively impact millions of American families [1] - A Republican Congressman criticizes GOP leaders for allowing the subsidies to expire, calling the situation "idiotic and shameful" [2] - A bipartisan compromise bill is proposed to extend ACA enhanced premium tax credits for 2 years with reforms, but faces challenges in gaining support [4][5] - Healthcare premiums have risen 96% since Obamacare took effect [7] - Insurance premiums are based on year-long certainty, making temporary extensions challenging [8] - A clean three-year extension of ACA subsidies failed in the Senate, highlighting the need for compromise [6] Economic Assessment and Tax Policy - The economy is described as "middling at best" based on BLS numbers [16] - A Congressman highlights the working families tax cut bill, projecting an average $4,000 tax cut for New Yorkers and a $6,000 tax deduction for seniors [18] - The Congressman believes the economy will improve as tax cuts take effect in April [18] - The Congressman emphasizes the need to address housing, healthcare, energy, and food costs [19][20] International Relations and Oil Industry - The US administration is taking action against sanctioned oil tanker ships tied to Iran and Venezuela [11][13][14] - American oil companies were heavily involved in building the Venezuelan oil industry [13] - The illicit oil trade is linked to funding terrorism [14] - The administration is defining narco-terrorist states as foreign terrorist organizations and striking ships transporting drugs into the United States, citing the fentanyl crisis that causes 75,000 American deaths annually [15]

Joining me now is California Democratic Congressman Pete Aguilar. He's also the Democratic Congress uh Cong Caucus Chairman, excuse me, Congressman, thank you so much for joining us here on Meet the Press. Now, I want to start on healthcare.We heard some swing state Republicans uh earlier today say they're not ruling out joining Leader Jeff discharge petition on a three-year extension of the Affordable Care Act subsidies. Have you spoken to some of those members. I haven't spoken to some of those members, b ...

want to bring in Democratic Congressman of California, Robert Garcia. Uh, Congressman, the concerns you just heard from those folks in Ohio, hardly exclusive, right. I mean, California has, I think, something very close to 2 million people who depend on the Affordable Care Act.I'm healthy. The idea of going without insurance, um, I I would think would be terrifying. What are you telling your constituents right now as we see no clear solution from Congress.What we're hearing uh back home and it's happening a ...

down to DC for some breaking news from our Emily Wilkins on the Hill. What do we know. >> Hey, Scott.Well, of course, we've been following this debate around the Affordable Care Act tax credits. They're set to expire really right around this time, and that is going to mean that for millions of Americans, healthc care premiums are going to skyrocket. Congress is, of course, rushing to find a potential solution on it.But Speaker Mike Johnson told members of the media today that he would not be allowing a prop ...

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So, the deadline for Americans who want to sign up for health insurance for January 1st, um, under the Affordable Care Act, um, that deadline is midnight tonight, less than three hours from now, because of what Trump and the Republicans did this year, because they decided to cut off the subsidies that support that health insurance program, 22 million Americans who get their health care from the ACA are about to see dramatic increases in what the premiums will cost. And I mean dramatic increases. the average ...

Joining us now, Dr. . Irwin Redliner. He is an MS now public health analyst and the founding director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University.Angela Coros is back with us. >> It is good to see you, Dr. . Redliner.Let's talk about these ACA subsidies because there was a really upsetting headline from NBC News, which is that with Obamacare premium hikes, more people are opting for no coverage or for cheaper plans. What does that mean for those folks who are not going to have th ...