RUSH TRANSCRIPT Kayleigh affordability ░░░░░░░░ prime focus for Americans ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is calling ░░░░░░░░ Congress to act on ░░░░░░░░ care Now a bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ announcing common ground 2025 ░░░░░░░░ address skyrocketing health insurance ░░░░░░░░ for families New York ░░░░░░░░ Mike Lawler is one ░░░░░░░░ the 35 cosponsors explaining ░░░░░░░░ he believes Republicans should ░░░░░░░░ on board with this ░░░░░░░░ think all of us ░░░░░░░░ the Republican side would ░░░░░░░░ that ObamaCare has not ░░░░░░░░ What is before us ░░░░░░░░ to address the immediacy ░░░░░░░░ the expiring tax credit ░░░░░░░░ we all agree needs ░░░░░░░░ be extended in the ░░░░░░░░ term so that we ░░░░░░░░ address a longer term ░░░░░░░░ Kayleigh joining us now ░░░░░░░░ the cosponsors of that ░░░░░░░░ democratic congressman Josh Gottheimer ░░░░░░░░ New Jersey Republican congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ higgins from Virginia Congressman ░░░░░░░░ heymer I want to ░░░░░░░░ up gottheimer I want ░░░░░░░░ pop up the lawmakers ░░░░░░░░ s a clean 2 ░░░░░░░░ extension and a crackdown ░░░░░░░░ fraud from what I ░░░░░░░░ That s act right ░░░░░░░░ of all this is ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan effort You ve ░░░░░░░░ a lot of us ░░░░░░░░ Congress who recognize what ░░░░░░░░ crisis is we re ░░░░░░░░ for 24 million Americans ░░░░░░░░ the aca They ll ░░░░░░░░ their health insurance premiums ░░░░░░░░ 26 or more around ░░░░░░░░ country In jersey where ░░░░░░░░ live for a fam ░░░░░░░░ of four family of ░░░░░░░░ it ll be up ░░░░░░░░ beginning January 1st and ░░░░░░░░ open enrollment is happening ░░░░░░░░ now A bunch of ░░░░░░░░ came together to actually ░░░░░░░░ out a solution It ░░░░░░░░ a one year extension ░░░░░░░░ with some new guardrails ░░░░░░░░ the current Affordable Care ░░░░░░░░ tax credits to help ░░░░░░░░ premiums down for people ░░░░░░░░ their health insurance And ░░░░░░░░ a second year with ░░░░░░░░ reductions in health insurance ░░░░░░░░ with other changes that ░░░░░░░░ ll continue to work ░░░░░░░░ Obviously our goal is ░░░░░░░░ give people good health ░░░░░░░░ that s affordable and ░░░░░░░░ s our job and ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ home until we get ░░░░░░░░ done Kayleigh congresswoman higgins ░░░░░░░░ re on the ore ░░░░░░░░ of the aisle and ░░░░░░░░ know Steve Scalise said ░░░░░░░░ isn t part of ░░░░░░░░ plan but you did ░░░░░░░░ with scalise according to ░░░░░░░░ And I m curious ░░░░░░░░ that meeting went You ░░░░░░░░ you believe this is ░░░░░░░░ legislation that could get ░░░░░░░░ support Yeah I m ░░░░░░░░ geriatric nurse practitioner so ░░░░░░░░ care about affordable health ░░░░░░░░ making sure people have ░░░░░░░░ care I met with ░░░░░░░░ scalise a couple of ░░░░░░░░ and we ve presented ░░░░░░░░ common ground plan which ░░░░░░░░ been a work in ░░░░░░░░ like my colleague Josh ░░░░░░░░ said You know 35 ░░░░░░░░ us 15 Republicans 20 ░░░░░░░░ came together to decide ░░░░░░░░ we agreed And we ░░░░░░░░ that premium tax credits ░░░░░░░░ be extended and should ░░░░░░░░ vergely phased out eventually ░░░░░░░░ out We agreed on ░░░░░░░░ the waste fraud and ░░░░░░░░ issue pbm reform There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of places ░░░░░░░░ Republicans and Democrats do ░░░░░░░░ and this is what ░░░░░░░░ wants to see It ░░░░░░░░ to see us come ░░░░░░░░ to present options that ░░░░░░░░ affordable because the current ░░░░░░░░ that we re conducting ░░░░░░░░ Affordable Care Act is ░░░░░░░░ Kayleigh congresswoman the White ░░░░░░░░ President Trump has basically ░░░░░░░░ he wants something done ░░░░░░░░ They have not endorsed ░░░░░░░░ of these myriad proposals ░░░░░░░░ are out yet but ░░░░░░░░ know that congressman lawler ░░░░░░░░ spoken with the White ░░░░░░░░ on this Any indication ░░░░░░░░ where the White House ░░░░░░░░ Yeah So we ve ░░░░░░░░ with house leadership a ░░░░░░░░ of times We are ░░░░░░░░ to all different ideas ░░░░░░░░ are waiting to see ░░░░░░░░ the administration has proposed ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ different members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ have presented bills as ░░░░░░░░ But we came together ░░░░░░░░ were frustrated and tired ░░░░░░░░ waiting We know the ░░░░░░░░ is ticking and the ░░░░░░░░ is the end of ░░░░░░░░ year when those premium ░░░░░░░░ credits go up We ░░░░░░░░ today make sure that ░░░░░░░░ know we have a ░░░░░░░░ to work on long ░░░░░░░░ reform which is I ░░░░░░░░ our common ground goal ░░░░░░░░ we re waiting to ░░░░░░░░ you know what comes ░░░░░░░░ of leadership in the ░░░░░░░░ House but hopefully it ░░░░░░░░ be very soon Kayleigh ░░░░░░░░ gottheimer I only have ░░░░░░░░ few moments here but ░░░░░░░░ think a bunch of ░░░░░░░░ will come on board ░░░░░░░░ there a world in ░░░░░░░░ we could see actual ░░░░░░░░ legislation make its way ░░░░░░░░ the president s desk ░░░░░░░░ We have 25 days ░░░░░░░░ and we actually want ░░░░░░░░ do something not play ░░░░░░░░ So Jen and I ░░░░░░░░ work in the group ░░░░░░░░ I m sure we ░░░░░░░░ go meet with President ░░░░░░░░ today if he invited ░░░░░░░░ over We re ready ░░░░░░░░ meet with anyone if ░░░░░░░░ means getting this done ░░░░░░░░ people and getting these ░░░░░░░░ insurance premiums down All ░░░░░░░░ see here is good ░░░░░░░░ wanting to get things ░░░░░░░░ and no more games ░░░░░░░░ yeah Well I love ░░░░░░░░ know seeing MAGA members ░░░░░░░░ with Democrats and all ░░░░░░░░ of constituents to come ░░░░░░░░ with creative solutions for the