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

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Chairman Fitzgerald Opening Statement - Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Obamacare Subsidy Fraud

Published | Video Starts at 04:59

We also removed the cap on repayments to the federal government for excessive subsidies and added stricter eligibility verifications to ensure people do not receive generous subsidies before their eligibility is determined. Also in June of this year, The Trump administration Department of Health and Human Services issued a rule meant to combat waste, fraud and abuse and Obamacare subsidies. The rule would have gone into effect on August 25, 2025, but a Biden appointed federal judge issued a stay that prevented most of the fraud protection measures in the rule from going into effect. (04:59–05:08)

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Asserts that the Trump administration issued a rule to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in Obamacare subsidies.

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