What the Shutdown is Really About | The Ezra Klein Show
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There’s a serious high-stakes policy fight at the heart of this. The Democrats didn’t pick a fight over authoritarianism or tariffs or masked immigration agents in the streets. They picked one over health care. And the issue here is very real. Huge health insurance subsidies passed under President Joe Biden are set to expire at the end of this year, threatening to make health care premiums skyrocket and kick millions off their insurance. Neera Tanden was one of the architects of the Affordabl...
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- John Thune (person)
- Neera Tanden (person)
- Clinton administration (company)
- Obama Administration (company)
- Affordable Care Act (concept)
- Democratic Party (company)
- Medicaid (concept)
- Kaiser Family Foundation (company)
- American Rescue Plan (concept)
- The Wall Street Journal (company)
- Speaker Mike Johnson (person)
- Russ Vought (person)
- Gene Shaheen (person)
- The Time Tax (book)
- One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) (concept)
- Neofascism (concept)
- Continuing Resolution (CR) (concept)
- Recisions (concept)
- Impoundments (concept)
- Filibuster (concept)