Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming, the Senate Majority Whip, spoke on the Senate floor ahead of a vote on the Health Care Freedom for Patients Act, a Republican-backed bill led by Senators Mike Crapo and Bill Cassidy. The discussion comes as Democrats push to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that were first introduced during the pandemic.

Barrasso argued that continuing these larger subsidies amounts to propping up the Affordable Care Act, which he says has struggled to keep costs down. He also pointed to federal oversight findings showing instances of fraud in marketplace enrollments, saying this reflects deeper issues that Democrats have not addressed. Democrats, for their part, say the subsidies play a central role in keeping insurance affordable for millions of America

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