Code Red: Some Republicans Defect Over Obamacare
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🗓️ 18 December 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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| 0:39.6 | With pressure mounting over Obamacare, a group of Republicans defects. |
| 0:44.6 | Do you get the sense this will force leadership to take a different approach to this issue? |
| 0:48.0 | I sure hope so. |
| 0:48.8 | What it means for health insurance ahead of a New Year's deadline. |
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| 1:25.6 | Last night, President Trump made a prime time address to the nation from the White House. |
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