Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there is “a lot of waste and fraud” in Affordable Care Act tax credits that are at the center of Congress’ funding stalemate that has shut down the government.
“The tax credits go to some people deservedly and we think the tax credits actually go to a lot of waste and fraud within the insurance industry,” Vance said on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.”
“We want to make sure that the tax credits go to the people who need them,” he said.
Congressional Democrats are demanding that any legislation to fund the government include an extension for enhanced Obamacare subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of this year. Republicans, meanwhile, want to pass a stopgap measure that would resume federal funding at current levels through Nov. 21.
Both bills failed to pass in the Senate for a seventh time on Thursday, prolonging the federal shutdown that began on Oct. 1.
