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Kristen Welker: “So the Senate is expected to vote on extending health care…”

Featuring: Kristen Welker, Host of Meet the Press | National

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And now there is that path forward, and we have to, you know, do our very best to make it mean something. So the Senate is expected to vote on extending health care subsidies, and yet House Speaker Mike Johnson has not committed to putting a bill on the floor. What, if any, assurances do you have from House Republicans that they will hold a vote on extending these Obamacare subsidies? Kristen? So here's my experience based on 13 years in the Senate. (06:07–06:19)

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Asserts that the Senate is expected to vote on extending health care subsidies, but House Speaker Mike Johnson has not committed to a floor vote.

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