Without mentioning President Donald Trump by name, Emanuel backed the Democrats’ strategy in Congress to keep the federal government shut down until they could extract a commitment for an immediate vote on Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies for the poor after a vote on the Republicans’ “clean” continuing budget resolution.
He criticized Trump’s move to commit $20 billion to Argentina “to bail them out and you got 20 million Americans” seeking financial support for their Obamacare premiums.
“The White House is exerting no leadership to solve it,” Emanuel said of the government shutdown, acknowledging it may not get resolved “until there’s a level of pain where the public tells the members to get going.”
Emanuel also made a plea for educational reform to counter China’s growing power worldwide.
“We are now in the middle of one of the biggest challenges we’ve had. If you look at American history, we’ve never faced a country that’s three times our size, let alone the scope and scale. And China is very focused on the future, very focused on what they’ve got to do to invest in that future to win,” he said.
Will Rahm answer questions like ... "when did you learn of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's financial problems?
