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John Cornyn: “These plussed up benefits were to expire, people would not…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims

Published | Video Starts at 06:05

Well, they know that the particular health care benefits that they are most concerned about is a Covid era plus up of the Affordable Care Act's subsidies that were started back during the Biden administration. So even if These plussed up benefits were to expire, people would not be denied access to the Affordable Care act. if they happen to have a policy using that particular program. So there's no imminent threat to these people or anyone else if we don't address it in the context of this shutdown. (06:05–06:14)

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Asserts that even if enhanced benefits expire, access to the Affordable Care Act would not be denied.

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