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Dave McCormick: “We're in an existential battle for leadership in the world.”

Featuring: Dave McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form

Published December 12, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:12

Well, I thought the executive order was trying to, to thread the needle and hit the sweet spot very well in the following sense. So first of all, it's. We're in an existential battle for leadership in the world. And if you believe the stakes are as high as I do, we have to have an innovation policy and national posture that's going to allow us to maintain the lead. (07:12–07:16)

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“We pay three times per person for health care than any other country in the world.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 03:12-03:17
“Median income outside the Philadelphia counties is $52,000 a year.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 06:04-06:09
“A lot of working families, their premiums are going to go up pretty dramatically.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 00:47-00:51
“We've had Obamacare for 15 years. It promised lower cost, improved quality, better access. It's failed on all fronts.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 01:02-01:11
“The Democratic proposal was essentially a three year extension.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 01:48-01:51
“Still 25 million people don't have access to health care.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 03:27-03:31
“The current subsidies cannot be extended in their current form.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 04:03-04:07
“We now have to deal with [Obamacare] problem together as Republicans and Democrats.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 04:30-04:36
“You got to bring down the income caps very significantly.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 04:46-04:50
“You can't have an automatic extension on an individual basis without rooting out the fraud.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 04:49-04:58
“A patchwork of state regulation is very significant in terms of putting us behind in terms of China.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 07:25-07:35
“The executive order says that we want to have a national innovation strategy.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 07:34-07:40
“The Attorney General [is] essentially being able to take action against overly restrictive [state regulations].”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 07:59-08:01
“If we don't have a national posture for maintaining leadership, I fear we're going to be left behind.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 08:23-08:29
“The President's done, which I think is a real contrast to the last administration, is laying out a pro innovation framework.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 09:48-09:55
“The executive order lays out what that balance should be.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 10:02-10:06
“We have a patchwork of regulations and permitting across the country.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 10:52-10:56
“The battle for air energy leadership versus China is critical.”
Sen. Dave McCormick: The current Obamacare subsidies can't be extended in their current form | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 11:05-11:11
“We need to focus on in the Congress is permitting reform on the energy front, national permitting reform.”
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