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Vance Urges ACA Reform Amid Ongoing Government Shutdown

10/13/2025

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized Affordable Care Act tax credits as enabling fraud and waste and called for reform.
The remarks come during a government shutdown, with Democrats seeking to extend ACA subsidies that are set to expire.
Senate Democrats are withholding votes on a stopgap funding bill to push healthcare reforms as the shutdown nears its third week and affects over 24 million Americans enrolled in ACA plans.

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized Affordable Care Act tax credits as enabling fraud and waste and called for reform.
The remarks come during a government shutdown, with Democrats seeking to extend ACA subsidies that are set to expire.
Senate Democrats are withholding votes on a stopgap funding bill to push healthcare reforms as the shutdown nears its third week and affects over 24 million Americans enrolled in ACA plans.