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Month: January 2025
Murkowski says she supports extending ObamaCare premium subsidies
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said she supports extending enhanced subsidies to help people afford premiums on ObamaCare plans ahead of what’s expected to be an intense debate among congressional Republicans this year.
The enhanced subsidies were first put into effect during the height of the coronavirus pandemic as part of President Biden’s 2021 economic recovery law and then extended as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. The subsidies increase financial help to low-...
Tossing Speaker Johnson would be a huge mistake
As 2025 begins, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) faces a perilous challenge to retain his gavel. When the House votes on Friday, Johnson can only afford to lose one Republican representative.
The problem? Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has already vowed to oppose him, likening Trump’s endorsement of Johnson to his controversial backing of former Speaker Paul Ryan. Meanwhile, others, like Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), remain undecided. To say that Johnson is teetering on the ed...