Where's the leadership on Obamacare subsidies?

The Daily Punch

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🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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The deadline to extend Obamacare premium subsidies is just three weeks away. And Congress is nowhere on this issue. Plus, Senate Republicans are approaching the danger zone on appropriations. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This message is presented by Wells Fargo.
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0:31.3	Thank you. more at Wells Fargo.com slash say do. Good morning.
0:32.0	I'm Anna Palmer.
0:33.2	And I'm Jake Sherman.
0:34.3	And welcome to The Daily Punch,
0:35.5	brought you by Punchable News.
0:36.6	It's Thursday, December 4th, 2025.
0:39.6	Let's get in the mix here.
0:40.5	Are your Washington headlines at the day?
0:42.1	Number one, the leadership vacuum when it comes to the Obamacare Cliff.
0:45.7	Number two, Senate Republicans approach the danger zone on appropriations.
0:50.0	And number three, Republicans on edge about the midterms.
0:53.6	All right, Jake, we have a terrific AM edition leading off the top,
0:59.5	looking at how, you know, the shutdown for Democrats that kept on saying, you know,
1:04.8	they had finally made the Obamacare Cliff the story in Washington.
1:08.7	It seemed like Republicans and Democrats might get together with
1:11.4	some kind of deal. But since then, we have really seen a drop-off in negotiations and coming
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