Schweikert on Affordability

In a recent Fox News appearance, Representative David Schweikert (R-AZ) discussed affordability, calling Democrats' demands for subsidies "lunacy."

The discussion began with getting back to work after the government shutdown ended last week, which Rep. Schweikert said has "a lot of blocking and tackling and things we need to get done, just even working on the President's economic agenda, trying to actually help there be an understanding of the lunacy of the Democrats' position on wanting subsidies on top of subsidies."

Rep. Schweikert referred to the demand for subsidies and tax credits in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which Democrats hoped to extend, and said it has turned healthcare into "a financing issue."

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The Snakebite is written by Grayson Bakich and Javier Manjarres