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John Cornyn: “These were supercharged during COVID 19, basically lifting…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 02:58

As you go into 2026. Well, unfortunately, the, the, those subsidies need reform. These are not the original Obamacare subsidies that passed when that bill passed into law. These were supercharged during COVID 19, basically lifting the cap on earnings in order to qualify. So people making well over half a million dollars a year are getting free health care courtesy of the American taxpayer. That's certainly not what was intended. (02:58–03:08)

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Asserts that COVID-19 policies lifted the earnings cap for health care subsidies.

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