During a fiery appearance on The Matt Gaetz Show, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) unleashed a blistering indictment of Washington corruption.
The latest betrayal comes as 17 “gutless” House Republicans crossed the aisle to join Democrats in a move that effectively hands billions of taxpayer dollars to massive insurance companies under the umbrella of Obamacare, a system Republicans have campaigned on repealing for over a decade.
On Thursday, the House of Representatives voted 230 to 196 to extend expired Obamacare subsidies for three years.
17 defiant Republicans joined the Democrats and voted in favor of the three-year extension.
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Mike Lawler (R-NY)
- Rob Bresnahan (R-PA)
- Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA)
- Mike Carey (R-OH)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
- Will Hurd (R-CO)
- Dave Joyce (R-OH)
- Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ)
- Nick LaLota (R-NY)
- Max Miller (R-OH)
- Zach Nunn (R-IA)
- Maria Salazar (R-FL)
- Dave Valadao (R-CA)
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
- Rob Wittman (R-VA)
Host Matt Gaetz pressed Burchett on why Congress can’t use reconciliation to cut spending and advance conservative priorities without begging Democrats for permission.
During the interview, Matt Gaetz questioned Burchett on the lack of progress regarding a reconciliation bill that would allow for massive spending cuts, including slashing funds currently flowing to the Taliban. Gaetz noted that while Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) has been pleading for action, the GOP leadership seems content to “beg” Democrat staffers for crumbs.
Burchett’s response was a scorched-earth indictment of the establishment:
“I think it’s a couple of things, Matt. First of all, it’s just the guts to do the right thing. And the second, the leadership is about leadership. I think you find that in either party, in either body. It’s about preserving their leadership. Preserving their leadership is keeping the status quo, is keeping the K Street lobbyists happy.”
The most damning moment of the interview came when Burchett addressed why Obamacare remains an untouchable “third rail” despite Republican promises. According to Burchett, the reason isn’t policy, it’s cold, hard cash.
“The truth is that Congress is bought and paid for. Let’s just be honest. Just while we can’t fix Obamacare, you look at… Somebody said, ‘Are they paying them off?’ I said, ‘Well, it’s not illegal.’ They’re just making million-dollar contributions to controlling Democrats in the Senate and gutless Republicans as well that don’t want to fix Obamacare.”
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