Overview
- CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins repeatedly told Rep. Jim Jordan not to change the subject as she pushed him to address looming Affordable Care Act subsidy expirations.
- Jordan argued Democrats want health care for non-citizens and said rising costs are tied to such policies, reiterating his opposition to extending or expanding Obamacare.
- Collins explained that the subsidies are paid to insurers to lower marketplace premiums and warned that ending them could make coverage unaffordable for many enrollees.
- The interview occurred on Day 8 of the federal funding lapse that began on Oct. 1, with Congress still lacking a resolution on the subsidy issue ahead of December.
- Townhall reported that House Republicans compiled a seven-week clean continuing resolution at current spending levels to create space for negotiations on expiring subsidies.