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Scott Fitzgerald: “The Democrats picked one of the most difficult and…”

Featuring: Scott Fitzgerald, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 5

Rep. Fitzgerald Talks End of the Government Shutdown and Necessity of Healthcare Reforms

Published November 17, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:58

That was a message to me that we were on a different track than what we had seen before with previous continuing resolutions. But the thing that was confusing to me is that The Democrats picked one of the most difficult and comprehensive issues to kind of hang their hat on, and that is health care. So we all know everyone in D.C. knows that the healthcare markets, that the programs, and that those individual policies are a complete mess right now. (00:58–01:09)

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Asserts that Democrats chose health care as a key issue during the shutdown.

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“Everyone in D.C. knows that the healthcare markets, that the programs, and that those individual policies are a complete mess right now.”
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“I did predict publicly and almost three or four days after that, that there's only one way this is going to end and it's going to be for the…”
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“I think with a two seat majority and with Speaker Johnson already sending a message that we don't have the support for [a vote on the…”
Rep. Fitzgerald Talks End of the Government Shutdown and Necessity of Healthcare Reforms | Uploaded November 17, 2025 | 02:17-02:26
“It's just more money to the health insurance companies.”
Rep. Fitzgerald Talks End of the Government Shutdown and Necessity of Healthcare Reforms | Uploaded November 17, 2025 | 02:32-02:36
“I think we need to continue to look at health savings accounts.”
Rep. Fitzgerald Talks End of the Government Shutdown and Necessity of Healthcare Reforms | Uploaded November 17, 2025 | 02:36-02:40
“I think the first thing I do is disagree with the premise that they're going to double.”
Rep. Fitzgerald Talks End of the Government Shutdown and Necessity of Healthcare Reforms | Uploaded November 17, 2025 | 03:21-03:26
“There's a couple of independent think tanks that have done some analysis since the whole shutdown, and there are some instances where you…”
Rep. Fitzgerald Talks End of the Government Shutdown and Necessity of Healthcare Reforms | Uploaded November 17, 2025 | 03:26-03:41
“It has to start with portability.”
Rep. Fitzgerald Talks End of the Government Shutdown and Necessity of Healthcare Reforms | Uploaded November 17, 2025 | 04:23-04:26
“There were some reforms put in place that, you know, no one's really tapped into because they haven't had to, because the government keeps…”
Rep. Fitzgerald Talks End of the Government Shutdown and Necessity of Healthcare Reforms | Uploaded November 17, 2025 | 05:06-05:19
“It's another reason many of us were kind of perplexed by the idea that Chuck Schumer and the Democrats in the Senate couldn't come up with a…”
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