Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-N.Y., a Republican from New York, during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Oct. 30, 2025. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"He laid out a clear vision to deliver real solutions that strengthen healthcare, lower costs for families and protect the U.S. Treasury. We’ve already achieved meaningful tax reforms that are putting more money back into family budgets," Langworthy said.
Trump’s remarks come as Congress stares down a full plate of legislative priorities to begin the year in 2026.
Among them, lawmakers must decide what to do about enhanced premium subsidies for Obamacare that expired at the end of last year. Republicans remained divided over whether to renew those subsidies, reform the program to lower costs, or pursue some other course of action.
In the midst of that picture, Trump encouraged Republicans to make healthcare their issue, seeking to strip Democrats of heavy messaging on topics like Medicaid and Obamacare.
"You want to turn this thing? You work on favorite nations, you work on borders, you work on all of the things that we talked about. But now you take the healthcare issue away from them. They cannot fight it successfully; there is nothing they can do," Trump said.
"Let the money go directly to the people where they can buy their own healthcare," Trump said, resurfacing his calls to reform federal assistance for the Obamacare subsidies.
TRUMP STAYS ON SIDELINES AS GOP FALTERS IN PUSH TO UNITE ON HEALTHCARE PLAN
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, June 4, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Langworthy believes the road ahead into 2026, a midterm election year, offers a straightforward strategy for Republicans.
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"Now our job is simple: fight back, stay on offense, and make sure the American people hear — every day — what we’ve delivered and what we’re building next," Langworthy said.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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