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Swing-District Republican Sounds Alarm over GOP’s Affordability Agenda: ‘Doing Nothing Is Not an Option’

On Sunday, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania Republican, urged House Republicans to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at the end of the year in an Inside Politics Sunday interview.
As a swing-district Republican, Fitzpatrick argues affordability is a crisis for low- and middle-income constituents and opposes large premium increases, reflecting his unique win where Trump lost in 2024.
Some Republicans in the conference have told Fitzpatrick that conservative House colleagues support his compromise, but he faces resistance from GOP leadership favoring a new health plan instead of extending ACA subsidies.
Extending the subsidies would directly shield low- and middle-income Americans from skyrocketing premiums, a goal Fitzpatrick says a short-term plan can achieve, while warning Republican lawmakers that "angry people vote" and cuts could cost the majority.
Highlighting procedural and partisan hurdles, Fitzpatrick disputes President Donald Trump’s `hoax` claim on affordability and cites Democratic lawmakers’ concerns about tariff authorities, complicating a vote.

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GOP rep to party: doing nothing on health care ‘is not an option’

Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) speaks with CNN’s Manu Raju about the political impact of the Republican party’s approach to health care and affordability. For more of the interview, watch “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” on Sunday at 8a and 11a ET on CNN.

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