Mike Johnson: “The subsidies don't expire until the end of the year.”

“Let me tell you something. This is not a health care fight. This is a very simple funding fight. It always was. They have created a red herring. The subsidies don't expire until the end of the year. We were always planning to have the thoughtful debate and deliberation over that in the month of October and November before the subsidies expired.” (03:17–03:20)

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