Schumer: ‘Greene is absolutely right’ on health care demands

The Hill ^ | 10/07/25 2:15 PM ET | Sarah Fortinsky

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) touted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) call to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, as he doubled down on his opposition to funding the government without addressing the expiring tax credits.

In remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday, the Democratic leader read aloud from part of a social media post in which Greene said she’s “absolutely disgusted” that health insurance premiums could double if the ACA subsidies expire at the end of the year, breaking with her party on an issue at the center of the government shutdown standoff.

“I’m going to go against everyone on this issue because when the tax credits expire this year my own adult children’s insurance premiums for 2026 are going to DOUBLE, along with all the wonderful families and hard-working people in my district,” Greene wrote in the part of the post Schumer read aloud.

“So hold on to your hats,” Schumer continued in his floor remarks, after reading the post. “I think this is the first time I said this, but, on this issue, Representative Greene said it perfectly.”

“Representative Greene is absolutely right,” he added.

Greene, in her post on Monday night, made clear she does not support the ACA and thinks the entire health insurance system is flawed. But she criticized her party’s leadership for failing to make the expiring tax credits, which will affect many GOP constituents, more of a priority.

“Not a single Republican in leadership talked to us about this or has given us a plan to help Americans deal with their health insurance premiums DOUBLING!!!” she wrote, adding, “WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE ABSOLUTELY INSANE COST OF INSURANCE FOR AMERICANS.”

Schumer, in his remarks on Tuesday, blamed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for the shutdown and sharply criticized Johnson for refusing...

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: 0carenightmare; chuckschumer; georgia; greene; leftistsource; marjorietaylorgreene; mtg; newyork; obamacare; sarahfortinsky; schumer; thehill; upchuckschumer; zerocare

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This is from 2022:

10 administrators for every 1 doctor. We deserve a better healthcare system

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From 2020:

One reason for rising health care costs is growth in the number of hospital administrators

[cowboyusa]

She wants to retire foriegn aid going to Israe, fine I agree. She is accusing Israel of Genocide. Do you agree with her. Israel has been way too soft in it’s war, and Netenyahu has been a bumbling fool.

[Dave911]

Apparently you’re a fan.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I’m tired of people being harder on our side than they are on the real enemy.

It’s such a lazy thing to do.

[neverevergiveup]

Obamacare was and is a disaster. The entire mess needs to be redone. Prices keep going up, quality keeps going down, and parasites at the edges (people who make money off of medical care but provide none) continue getting rich. It’s disgusting.

[ripnbang]

So Conservative Orthodoxy supports government (taxpayer) funded subsidies for health insurance? Who knew?

[ripnbang]

So they need my cash, to do so?

[Dave911]

I’m tired of people sticking up for Republicans who are obviously unbalanced just because they have an R by their name.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

You hate her more than you hate Schumer. Odd.

[Dave911]

How did you come up with that one? No wonder you like whack jobs, you are one.

[Mariner]

That is the opposite of what I said.

I said America First means we do that before we waste another trillion or two overseas.

[FreedomPoster]

Causing the system to fail was intentional.

[US_MilitaryRules]

Cash cow for useless bodies pushing paperwork around!

[for-q-clinton]

Something happened to her...she’s like Candace Owens. Really went off the deep end.

[FlingWingFlyer]

THANKS for the explanation. I knew when I saw this was from Da Hill, that it had to be pure BS.

[nwrep]

Thanks.