Moreno Urges Greene to Propose Health Care Plan
Senator Bernie Moreno from Ohio has encouraged Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia to stop criticizing Republican lawmakers regarding the end of Affordable Care Act subsidies and instead to present her own plan.
“If this is something she’s passionate about, she should put pen to paper, write a bill, and present her options,” Moreno stated during a segment on CNN’s “The Source.”
He emphasized, “Don’t just criticize what other people are doing.”
Moreno criticized the current ACA credits, set to expire at the year’s end, as a “miserable failure” in keeping costs manageable. He expressed approval of his colleague, Senator Rick Scott from Florida, who is exploring potential reforms.
“It’s going to take three or four months to really reach agreement on that plan. But what are we going to do in the meantime? Are we going to keep shutting down the government for three or four months every time we have a policy discussion? This is crazy…” he remarked to anchor Caitlan Collins.
Moreno also noted the diversity among Republicans, mentioning that “Sen. Rick Scott, for example, is a great guy on this subject with a lot of solid ideas.” He acknowledged that building consensus is crucial.
He further stated, “This is not a one-man show running the United States Senate.”
Greene has openly criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson from Louisiana for not sharing efforts aimed at curbing rising health care costs and for not reconvening the House during the government shutdown.
In a recent post, she noted, “Although Mr. Johnson has pages of policy proposals and said the jurisdictional committees are working on them, he refused to provide the Republican conference with a single policy proposal during his own conference call.”
Greene sarcastically remarked, “Looks like we’re going to have to go to SCIF to look into the Republican health care plan!!!” referencing the Sensitive Compartmented Intelligence Facility used for classified materials.
Earlier in the week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed concern over the expiring grant, calling it a “serious issue.” He added, “If you look objectively at it, you see that we are subsidizing bad policy. We are putting too much money into a bad and broken system, and we need real reform.”
President Trump echoed similar sentiments, asserting that Obamacare will never succeed. “Obamacare never worked. It will never work. It will never get better,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One.
Trump suggested it might be a good opportunity for both Republicans and Democrats to collaborate on creating an effective plan that would benefit insurance companies, although he feels the current system is not providing the right incentives.
