Let's talk about the revolt over the ACA in the House....
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Beau of The Fifth Column
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🗓️ 19 December 2025
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Let's talk about the revolt over the ACA in the House....
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| 0:00.0 | Well, howdy there, Internet people it spell again. |
| 0:05.6 | So today, we're going to talk about the revolt over the ACA in the House. |
| 0:12.6 | Yesterday, we talked about the abject chaos caused by Trump and Johnson's refusal to extend the ACA credits. |
| 0:21.3 | We mentioned how some Republicans were considering using a discharge petition to force a vote |
| 0:26.8 | on the issue over the wishes of party leadership. |
| 0:30.9 | Well, that happened. |
| 0:33.5 | Four vulnerable Republicans signed on to the discharge petition, which puts it at the needed 218 signatures. |
| 0:41.8 | This should force a vote on a Democratic plan that would extend the ACA subsidies for three years. |
| 0:49.6 | Currently, the subsidies are set to expire at the end of the month. |
| 0:54.1 | Tens of millions will see their health care costs rise if that happens. |
| 0:58.6 | The four vulnerable Republicans who gave a single-finger salute to the leadership of their |
| 1:03.9 | own party on behalf of their voters was representatives Mike Lawler of New York, |
| 1:10.5 | and then Rob Bresnahan, Brian Fitzpatrick, and Ryan McKenzie, |
| 1:15.6 | all of Pennsylvania. I've got a couple of questions about why I call them vulnerable |
| 1:21.8 | instead of centrist like most of the media. The simple answer is because they aren't centrist. |
| 1:28.9 | They're pretty right wing. |
| 1:30.7 | They're just more at risk of losing their seats. |
| 1:34.2 | Okay. |
| 1:35.0 | So what happens from here? |
| 1:37.5 | Well, since it was done by discharge petition, |
| 1:40.6 | it'll probably have to hold seven days before it comes up for a vote. |
| 1:45.9 | That puts it in the middle of the vacation, which means a vote probably won't come up until |
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