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In It to Win It

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Mon Jan 12, 2026, 12:21 PM 23 hrs ago

This GOP senator says reviving Obamacare subsidies would be 'putting America first'

If the Senate is going to strike a deal to revive a signature Democratic policy, it will be in part because of an unlikely broker: a freshman Republican from the party’s MAGA wing.

Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio is, on paper, an odd fit in the core group of about a dozen senators in talks to extend Obamacare credits that lapsed Jan. 1. Most are well-known bipartisan dealmakers, such as Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen.

Moreno, on the other hand, joined the Senate a year ago as a President Donald Trump-anointed loyalist who had just defeated longtime Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown with hard-line attacks focused mainly on immigration. But he has a key asset — a close relationship with Trump, who will need to bless or at least tacitly accept any agreement to smooth its passage through Congress.

Asked in an interview about his decision to take a leading role in the politically fraught health care negotiations, Moreno deployed one of Trump’s best-known slogans.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-loyalist-center-senate-obamacare-094500528.html
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This GOP senator says reviving Obamacare subsidies would be 'putting America first' (Original Post) In It to Win It 23 hrs ago OP
And this change of tune has absolutely NOTHING to do with... YodaMom2 23 hrs ago #1
Sherrod will actually be running against Husted this year,... Wuddles440 22 hrs ago #4
Editing to correct. YodaMom2 22 hrs ago #5
The orange prick will tell him not to vote for it, and he will obey Walleye 22 hrs ago #2
This needs to pass with veto proof votes bluestarone 22 hrs ago #3

YodaMom2

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1. And this change of tune has absolutely NOTHING to do with...
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 12:27 PM
23 hrs ago

the reeking toxicity of tRump and the Republican brand.

No, nothing at all…

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