Bessent says no formal White House health care proposal as shutdown drags on

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: ABC News

November 9, 2025, 10:46 AM


Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that there is no formal proposal from the White House to defund the Affordable Care Act and instead send money directly to Americans, despite a social media post from President Donald Trump on Saturday promoting such a plan.

"The president has also come forward with a new proposal overnight, saying it's time, instead, to do away with Obamacare and said to have the money go directly to the people. Do you have a formal proposal to do that?" ABC News' "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos.

"We don't have a formal proposal," Bessent said.

But pressed by Stephanopoulos about whether such a plan would be proposed to the Senate, Bessent said that the administration was not proposing it "right now."

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[SunSeeker]

1. The White House clusterfuck continues unabated. nt

[wcmagumba]

2. We are ruled by idiots...T-rump doesn't understand what the word groceries, much less health care means...

[William Seger]

4. He "understands" that you need an ID to buy groceries

... and that giving money directly to people will force big insurance companies to cut their rates.

They say don't attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity, but in this case, it's both.

[paleotn]

3. Perhaps Bessent was thinking.....

"There's no proposal, George. There will never be a proposal like that because it's fucking nuts and will never work. What I do wish is someone would take his goddamn phone away."

[William Seger]

5. Rs are framing the question: would you rather deprive people of food or healthcare

... when the long range goal is to deprive them of both.

[not fooled]

6. It's a time of transition

during which the proles thrash around a little as it gradually dawns on them that the oligarchy is taking away anything and everything from the non-wealthy.

Once the proles figure it out and just give up, everything settles down.

No problemo! The wealthy just need to ride it out and have the force necessary to keep the underclass in line until they "get used to it" (to paraphrase mitch mcconnell).

[C_U_L8R]

7. Their plan is no plan

Total bankruptcy and destruction. Capitulate or die. It’s the Trump way.

[Javaman]

8. I'm still of the belief that the shutdown was part of the design

I think it’ll go until the midterms.

[durablend]

9. $2000 check is the "proposal"

Which likely will never come, but whatever as long as the rubes are given some hope

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. Remember the Doge dividend?

We didn't get that one either.