For weeks, Democrats had coalesced around a singular issue, and that was ACA subsidies, and said in many, frankly, very effective ways, this is our red line. To quote Senator Schumer, There's no effing way that we're going to cave on not voting to extend ACA subsidies. And then this deal was put on the table on a Sunday afternoon, and by Sunday night it was passed with not only no extension of ACA subsidies, but for the promise of a vote in December. (00:55–01:02)
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Asserts that Democrats were firm on extending ACA subsidies.
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