In-Town Pool Report 10 -- Other POTUS answers on ACA, Affordability, Alina Habba, midterms
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- Monday, December 8, 2025, 4:21 PM
Asked about Alina Habba's resignation, criticized Senate blue slip process:
"The Democrats have violated the blue slip provision on numerous occasions, but we don't do it. And what it means is, I guess I just have to keep appointing people for three months and then just appoint another one, another one. And it's a very sad situation. We're losing tremendous we're losing a lot of great people. We have about seven US attorneys who are not going to be able to keep their jobs much longer because of the blue slip."
AFFORDABILITY:
q: "in the interest of affordability with this aid package? I assume that that's something you want consumers to see before midterms next year. How quickly will that affect prices at the grocery store?"
POTUS: "Well, I think the prices are going to be going down already. I mean, the prices are way down. We brought prices way down from what it was. We inherited high prices...."
ACA Subsidies
Q: "Mr. President, 22 million Americans are expected to see their health care insurance premiums start to rise by the beginning of next year...because the Obamacare subsidies are expiring... What is the Republican plan...Are you going to let that happen on your watch?"
POTUS: " I want the money to be paid to the people to go out and buy their own health care, instead of paying to the even the insurance companies...
Asked whether he was concerned by number of retiring House GOP members, questioned why pooler did not ask about retiring Dem members.
Asked whether he is going to endorse in the New York Gubernatorial race where Rep. Elise Stefanik is a declared candidate and Trump ally Bruce Blakeman is being floated as candidate, POTUS said: "They're both great people."
Laura Figueroa Hernandez
White House Correspondent
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