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Clock ticking on health insurance subsidies

The Senate is preparing to vote on dueling proposals to mitigate the impact of the Affordable Care Act tax subsidies expiring. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.
Dec 11, 2025 (03:07)

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VLADIMIR DUTHIERS:
00:02:03

All right, but then they are, House Republicans, supposed to hold votes next week for their version of the new health care plan, after some moderates, as you pointed out, tried to force a vote on the ACA subsidies as recently as this week. So is that going to happen? We'll see. I mean, we also know that there are a few Republicans who don't agree with leadership's handling of this, either. Marjorie Taylor Greene is one notable example of this. She signed a discharge petition by Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, a swing-state Republican in Pennsylvania who worked with Democrats to get a two-year extension on these subsidies to the floor for a vote. Ultimately, though, that would need 218 signatures for that to happen. But we know that Republican leadership is looking at other proposals within their conference. They had a meeting yesterday about which pathway would come forward. We would see that materialize next week. But again, it's about getting that consensus in the Senate that will be crucial to the success of any measure.

VLADIMIR DUTHIERS:
00:03:03

All right, Taurean Small on the Hill for us. Thank you, Taurean.

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