James Lankford: “This is the bonus Covid plan that Democrats put in place in…”

“Yeah, we're trying to find a way to be able help. But again, remember, this is not the Obamacare subsidies. This is on top of the Obamacare subsidy. This is the bonus Covid plan that Democrats put in place in 2000, 2021 that they had expiring this year. because they literally said this is a Covid plus up during the health care emergency. What we're saying is, if we're going to get back into health care again, why are we talking about $40 billion just for that group?” (05:42–05:50)

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