GOP Rep. Arrington: 'Failed System' Is What We Refuse to Fund
Rep. Arrington, Budget Committee Chair, declared there's "little chance" of extending ACA premium subsidies, claiming they're 'propping up a failed system.' This isn't just budget hawkishness; it's a classic Republican tactic: starve a program of funding, watch it struggle, then denounce it as 'failed' and cut it. In 2017, Arrington voted for the American Health Care Act, which aimed to repeal the
ACA, potentially stripping coverage from millions and dramatically reducing subsidies. His consistent voting record against expanding affordable healthcare, coupled with his party's repeated attempts to dismantle the ACA, makes this latest pronouncement less a critique of a 'failed system' and more a celebration of one they actively sought to undermine. One might wonder if the 'failure' Rep.
Arrington sees isn't the system itself, but its continued existence despite relentless efforts to kill it. Funny how systems providing healthcare to actual constituents become 'failed' while endless military aid packages sail through with bipartisan support. Perhaps the 'prop' he doesn't mind is the billions in taxpayer dollars supporting defense contractors, many of whom are generous campaign
donors. Priorities, you know.