This is him extending his power. The president does not legally control the power of the purse. Congress does. The president can't legally do this. Choosing a popular position with the citizens, and one Democrats can't argue against without looking bad, gives him the clear to do this. Once it's done once they can point back to it and ask why no one thought it was wrong this time.
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Dems will vote for the tax credit expansion but I wonder if he will actually be able to drum up support from republicans. Because despite his acting like he can make this happen the purse string are still controlled by congress and the GOP isn't as worried about their legacy as he might be.
And here after I thought Democrats had complete ownership of the-shutdown-was-a-waste-of-effort, Trump swoops in to extends ACA for no reason in capitulation to no one. Showing that Republicans also were fighting for nothing. Clown government.
Where the absolute holy fuck is this fucksticks's fucking healthcare plan? Where is it? It's been a year. WHERE IS IT.
The concept of a plan.
I just read another article saying he caved on this. What is the actual situation?
For 2 years. Fucking predicatable.
Just in time to use a further extension as a political lool for the 2028 election...
What about medicade? They still throwing the elderly and disabled on the street?
'He suggested an act to that effect should be known as “Trumpcare” and claimed it would empower citizens and leave them feeling like entrepreneurs.'
I remember Republicans dubbing ACA as Obamacare derogatorily. But of course Trump wants a Trumpcare
Remember when we had a legislative branch and not an autocrat?
We need to stop normalizing this unilateral shit
Wow maybe that latest election had a bigger effect on the GOP thick skulls than anyone realized. It's just taking a bit to sink in.
No. It is all performative. They still want to end ACA it is just not politically savy at this time. More important to stack courts, wreck government beauracracy, and control elections.
It’s 2 years. Not permanent. Like his tax cuts to everybody expired after he left office. Except corporate tax cuts. Those were forever.
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