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Markwayne Mullin: “President Trump is brilliant by what he said about giving…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

Markwayne Mullin Takes Questions From Reporters As Government Shutdown Stretches To 40-Day Mark

Published November 9, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:11

Is the general framework just guaranteeing a date? Yes, all that is a date. We can't guarantee a dot com. We're not going to guarantee a dot com. The president, I think President Trump is brilliant by what he said about giving the premium tax straight to the [insurer]. If we're going to keep the premium tax, if it's straight to the insurer, not the insurance companies, I think that's great. (01:11–01:18)

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Asserts that President Trump proposed giving the premium tax directly to insurers.

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