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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Oct 28, 2025, 01:32 PM Oct 28

Speaker Johnson says GOP working on Republican health care plan amid shutdown [View all]

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) is working with the chairs of three House committees to compile a Republican health care plan as the government shutdown nears the one-month mark and Democrats demand action on expiring ObamaCare subsidies.

“Republicans have been working on a fix for health care, we’ve been doing this for years,” Johnson said in a press conference on Monday when asked about the coming “health care cliff.”

He held up a copy of a policy framework developed when he was chair of the Republican Study Committee from 2019 to 2020, asserting that “these ideas have been on paper for a long time.”

The heads of those House committees of jurisdiction involved in the health care plans would be Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.), Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), and Education and Workforce Chair Tim Walberg (R-Mich.).

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/speaker-johnson-says-gop-working-161653041.html

Don't get sick.

If you do die quickly.

Jaysus will be waiting for you.

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He held it up? I seem to remember a table with a stack of papers 2 ft thick last time they had a "plan" for something n/ Cheezoholic Oct 28 #1
Like saying, we're planning a seven course meal. Baitball Blogger Oct 28 #2
LOL "we've been doing this for years" leftstreet Oct 28 #3
Lots of two week stints newdeal2 Oct 28 #5
You misquoted their plan Jerry2144 Oct 28 #4
Is this a comedy sight? BOSSHOG Oct 28 #6
But will it be big and beautiful? Chasstev365 Oct 28 #7
I believe that aliens markodochartaigh Oct 28 #8
There is no Republican plan C_U_L8R Oct 28 #9
"Concepts of an idea for a plan on paper for several years!!" Torchlight Oct 28 #10
"We've been doing this for years" LOL just two more weeks, right? Jbraybarten Oct 28 #11
Found it! usonian Oct 28 #12
They aren't done? They've had well over 2 weeks underpants Oct 28 #13
Oh they're working on it all right. Doing the type of surgery often referred to as butchery. 🔪 littlemissmartypants Oct 28 #14
Perfect! LOL!! Sogo Oct 28 #15
Ha hahahahahahahahahahah alittlelark Oct 28 #16
The only healthcare plan that GOP has... BH liberal Oct 28 #17
Their plan vanishes as soon as the Dems agree to Klarkashton Oct 28 #18
That's the "Hurry up and die" plan he is referring to, right? n/t whopis01 Oct 28 #19
Lol. Real Bipartisan, there haele Oct 28 #20
They had over a decade to come up with their own plan. sakabatou Oct 28 #21
Doubt it Blue Owl Oct 28 #22
Bottom line for republican health care plan, republianmushroom Oct 28 #23
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