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Dulcinea

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Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:18 AM Tuesday

This GOP senator says reviving Obamacare subsidies would be 'putting America first' [View all]

(Politico) 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.
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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.

“Putting America first means putting Americans first,” he said. “People are being affected, and I want to help the people who need help. That’s what we should be doing.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-loyalist-center-senate-obamacare-094500528.html

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