On this episode of the podcast, Amanda Head sits down with Congressman Rich McCormick (R-GA) and Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) at the Republican Study Committee’s most recent media row event. Rep. McCormick lays out how excessive regulation and lack of competition have driven healthcare costs sky-high, with insurance premiums up nearly 90% since the Affordable Care Act, while insurance company profits soared more than 230%. He explains why the average family of four now pays over $30,000 a year for healthcare and warns that Medicare and Medicaid are consuming more than a third of mandatory federal spending. Rep. Van Duyne breaks down the real economic and legislative damage caused by the recent 43-day government shutdown, detailing Republican efforts to secure the border, support CBP and homeland security, and advance tax policies aimed at strengthening American manufacturing. She also slams Democrats’ healthcare agenda, calling Obamacare a failed experiment that enriched insurers while crushing families with higher premiums—and makes the case for a return to private, market-driven healthcare. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.