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

He hedged erstwhile asked astir the president's propulsion to extremity the filibuster.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that determination is nary ceremonial connection from the White House to defund the Affordable Care Act successful favour of sending wealth straight to Americans, contempt a societal media station from President Donald Trump connected Saturday promoting specified a plan. 

"The president has besides travel guardant with a caller connection overnight, saying it's time, instead, to bash distant with Obamacare and said to person the wealth spell straight to the people. Do you person a ceremonial connection to bash that?" ABC News' "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos.

"We don't person a ceremonial proposal," Bessent said. 

But pressed by Stephanopoulos astir whether specified a program would beryllium projected to the Senate, Bessent said that the medication was not proposing it "right now."

Bessent besides hedged erstwhile asked astir Trump's propulsion to extremity the Senate's filibuster.

"Is the champion mode to extremity the shutdown close present to extremity the filibuster?" Stephanopolous asked. 

"The champion mode is for 5 Democratic senators to travel crossed the aisle," Bessent said.

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