He framed the issue as both a matter of financial fairness and administrative efficiency, reiterating long-standing conservative critiques of federal health-care programs.
By eliminating this rule, Trump argued, Republicans could move swiftly to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and implement a system in which federal funds are allocated directly to individual Americans, bypassing insurance companies entirely.
Analysts note that such a move would constitute a dramatic shift in legislative procedure and could provoke significant partisan resistance in the Senate.
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