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A bloc of House GOP centrists just made the ultimate hardball play against Speaker Mike Johnson — agreeing to help Democrats effectively seize control of the Republican agenda by forcing a vote on their own bill on the looming Obamacare subsidies cliff.
La., said Republicans worked on the issue throughout the weekend but could not come to an agreement with a group of members who want the funds extended.
Four moderate Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to join Democrats in forcing vote on ACA subsidies, creating bipartisan push to extend Obamacare benefits.
Johnson faces latest challenge as GOP attempts to move forward with package to lower health care costs but ignores bipartisan calls to extend Obamacare subsidies.
The latest NBC News Decision Desk Poll shows that more Americans trust the Democratic Party (57%) than the Republican Party (43%) to handle health care costs. And in a PBS/NPR/Marist poll out today, 54% of Americans said they’re concerned their households won’t be able to pay for necessary health care in 2026.
House Republican Mike Lawler calls party leadership "idiotic" for not holding a vote on expiring Obamacare subsidies.
Republican tensions boiled over Tuesday in the Capitol over the fate of expiring ObamaCare subsidies that could play an outsized role in the race for the House next year. Republican moderates lashed out at House GOP leadership just hours after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.