Overview
- During a tense CNN interview, Brianna Keilar repeatedly asked Rep. Mike Lawler to identify an on‑paper Republican proposal to address expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits.
- Lawler said he would back a one-year extension as a temporary measure, but he did not cite a ready-to-file bill when pressed on timing and committee markups.
- Keilar referenced Speaker Mike Johnson’s earlier claim that Republicans had proposals ready, a point Lawler answered by pointing to committees rather than specific legislation.
- Lawler reiterated GOP ideas such as allowing insurance sales across state lines, bolstering employer coverage, and tightening insurer regulations, including possibly separating insurers from provider ownership.
- Coverage noted that Senate Democrats left an extension out of the shutdown legislation now before the House, raising the risk of higher premiums for millions, while conservative outlet Newsbusters criticized Keilar’s interruptions as biased.