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Arrington opposes extension of ACA subsidies, cites GAO and CBO figures on ineligible enrollments
Summary
Rep. Jody Arrington said pandemic-era expansions of Affordable Care Act subsidies should not be extended, calling them 'fraud ridden' and citing what he described as GAO and CBO findings on dead‑person Social Security numbers and millions of ineligible enrollees; the interview did not include responses from GAO, CBO or Democrats.
Rep. Jody Arrington said Tuesday he opposes extending pandemic‑era expansions of Affordable Care Act subsidies, which federal officials set to expire next week.
“These benefits expire next week,” the host said; Arrington replied that lawmakers should “stop throwing taxpayer hard earned taxpayer good money after bad by extending a layer of COVID era fraud ridden subsidies that have not worked.”
Arrington cited a recent Government Accountability Office…
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