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WATCH: GOP Rep. Miller-Meeks says protecting health insurance for millions of Americans is ‘unreasonable’

By Iowa Production Staff

October 22, 2025
The Affordable Care Act faces sharp cost increases at the end of the year. Congressional Democrats asked the Republican majority to help stop price shock by extending enhanced tax credits, but the Republicans’ refusal to come to the table led to a government shutdown. US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa says Democrats’ demands are “unreasonable.”
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