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Trump tries to flip the blame for skyrocketing healthcare premiums
MSNBC· 2025-10-31 04:06
It is day 284 of the second Trump administration and just tonight. The White House says military members will get paid tomorrow despite the government shutdown. The administration plans to use a mix of legislative and Pentagon funds according to NBC News.Meanwhile, the 42 million Americans who depend on SNAP to buy their groceries may get some level of relief. A judge indicated she will likely order the Trump administration to use emergency money to fund the program in November. the money would not be able ...
Sen. Ted Cruz on shutdown: This is all about 'political, saving Chuck Schumer's rear end'
CNBC Television· 2025-10-29 12:56
We're now 29 days into the government shutdown. And join us now for the latest, Senator Ted Cruz uh of Texas, who serves as the chairman of the Commerce Committee. He recently introduced a Keep America Flying Act, which would pay air traffic controllers and TSA workers uh during the government shutdown.Yesterday was their first day of receiving zero pay since the shutdown began. We're living in um and it's good to see you, Senator. Thanks.and and it's starting to bite and and these there going to be some re ...
Lawrence: Trump and GOP effectively taking food from Americans as shutdown cuts to food stamps loom
MSNBC· 2025-10-29 03:20
Well, we will not be covering Donald Trump's third term. Donald Trump will not serve a third term. Donald Trump will not run for a third term. Donald Trump's name will not appear on a presidential ballot in any state.So, we won't be covering the third term. And we won't be talking about the possibility of a third term because it's impossible. But Donald Trump wants us to talk about him running for a third term because it will distract from the Epstein files and it will distract from the cruelty he is imposi ...
Ruhle: Healthcare & food benefits at risk in shutdown fight
MSNBC· 2025-10-29 01:08
There are two government programs at the center of the government shutdown. Obamacare, which has been the sticking point between Democrats and Republicans that is keeping the shutdown going, and federal food benefits that are commonly known as SNAP. It is about to run out of money because the Trump White House decided not to use emergency money to keep it going.That is a decision that Speaker Mike Johnson came out in support of today. And so far, both parties have made no progress in reopening the governmen ...
'They won’t be able to eat': The Bulwark correspondent warns of SNAP crisis in shutdown
MSNBC· 2025-10-28 02:25
This is because of Republicans. I mean, they are refusing to cooperate. They are refusing to come back to the table uh until they say the government reopens, but we can't trust them. I mean, are we actually going to be able to take their word that if we vote to reopen the government and they come back to the t that they will actually come back to the ta table and negotiate on keeping healthc care subsidies in place, we can't trust them.But look, it is a it is challenging. It is difficult. And I think someti ...
Trump’s ‘original sin’: House Dem sets record straight on SNAP benefits amid government shutdown
MSNBC· 2025-10-26 17:16
on again offagain fight with Canada after a television ad got under his skin. First, he called off trade talks with Canada earlier this week because of the ad from Ontario's government using a 1987 speech from Republican President Ronald Reagan on the dangers of tariffs and protectionism. Last night, Trump posted on social media that he planned to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because the ad wasn't pulled off the air immediately and ran Friday during the first game of baseball's ...
Sen. James Lankford: The shutdown has a very real effect for a lot of families
CNBC Television· 2025-10-24 13:01
The government shutdown is now in its 24th day. She's got like eight home. And the shutdown and so do you. >> And the shutdown will Massachusetts, California, Colorado.>> Can I read this, please. Cincinnati. >> The shutdown's going to extend in next week.The Senate has left town uh for the weekend without a deal. Why even stay after yesterday. Can't even pay the uh federal employees.Joining us now for the latest, Senator James Langford of Oklahoma. Uh he's vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference. I w ...
Dr. Oz says he 'fully' believes President Trump has a plan for replacing Affordable Care Act
NBC News· 2025-10-23 22:22
You think Obamacare is deeply flawed. So, let me ask you, Republicans control the White House, the House, and the Senate. You've had control for nine months now.If Obamacare is so bad, why hasn't the president introduced an alternative plan yet. He's had nine months. >> Well, there were introdued ideas introduced to address some of the shortcomings of the ACA, but it could not get through uh the reconciliation process.It was pulled out for a variety of different reasons, and so it never made it to the final ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson: Republicans have 'lots of ideas' to reform health care
CNBC Television· 2025-10-23 14:34
We have volumes of ideas that we literally have published to bring down the cost of health care and stop the madness. Um, we have to build consensus around those to get it done. But I'll give you a quick example.In the big beautiful bill, in the working families tax cut that we passed and got signed into law July 4th, we included in the House version of that bill the cost sharing reductions model. It would have brought premiums down 12% uh for the average uh uh uh American and it would have saved taxpayers ...
Rep. Ro Khanna: The $30-$40B given to Argentina could fund the ACA tax credit extension for a year
CNBC Television· 2025-10-23 12:26
It's day 23 of the government shutdown. It's the second longest in US history. And joining us right now for the latest is Congressman Ro K Connor of California whose district is in the heart of Silicon Valley. Ro, thank you for coming in. Um, >> turn into the on camera Roana now >> because we just had a long conversation off camera. We agreed on what we probably should do, which is the way we always do it. Well, what what we should do first of all, we may not agree on this point, but why why can't we get an ...