U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, walked off the Senate floor when being questioned about reopening the federal government during the longest shutdown in history.
Moreno exposed that the Affordable Care Act imposed no income caps, meaning people who make millions of dollars a year can obtain taxpayer-subsidized health care.
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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, walked off the Senate floor when being questioned about reopening the federal government during the longest shutdown in history.
SchumeradmittedtoSen.BernieMoreno,R-OH,thathedidn’thaveawrittenproposaltofixtheAffordableCareAct.
“Wecan’tgiveyouacounterinwriting,butit’sverysimple,”Schumersaid.“BecausewehavetwosentenceswewouldaddtoanyproposalwhichwouldextendtheACAbenefitsforoneyear.MorenoexposedthattheAffordableCareActimposednoincomecaps,meaningpeoplewhomakemillionsofdollarsayearcanobtaintaxpayer-subsidizedhealthcare.“Itdoesstillhavenoincomecaps,sopeoplewhomake$1,$2,$3millionayear,”MorenosaidbeforeSchumerinterruptedhim.
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