Democrats introduce discharge petition to force vote on extension of ObamaCare subsidies

House Democratic leaders on Wednesday introduced a discharge petition designed to force consideration of legislation to extend expiring ObamaCare subsidies for another three years. Behind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), the Democrats are hoping to entice a handful of moderate Republicans to endorse the petition, which will require 218 signatures to force a floor vote on...

Democrats introduce discharge petition to force vote on extension of ObamaCare subsidies

House Democratic leaders introduced a discharge petition Wednesday designed to force consideration of legislation to extend expiring ObamaCare subsidies for another three years. Behind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), the Democrats are hoping to entice a handful of moderate Republicans to endorse the petition, which will require 218 signatures to force a floor vote on the...

Jeffries, Democrats will offer 3-year extension of ObamaCare subsidies

House Democratic leaders on Tuesday will propose a three-year extension of the soon-to-expire ObamaCare subsidies at the center of the shutdown fight. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Katherine Clark (Mass.), the Democratic whip, will offer the legislation as an amendment to the Senate-passed spending agreement during a meeting of the Rules Committee...

Senate on cusp of ending shutdown, without extending ACA credits

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Marjorie Taylor Greene knocks Trump over meeting with Syrian president

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) criticized President Trump on Monday for hosting Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House, rather than focusing on domestic issues like health care.

In a post on social platform X, the outspoken congresswoman called on the president to prioritize crafting a GOP plan to address rising health care costs over meeting with foreign leaders.

“I would really like to see nonstop meetings at the WH on domestic policy n...

Sanders on shutdown vote: ‘A very bad night’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized Senate Democrats for striking a deal to begin the process of reopening the government, warning of the consequences of not extending health care subsidies.

“Tonight was a very bad night,” Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, wrote in a post Sunday night on the social platform X, attaching a video in which he castigated eight Senate Democrats for voting yes on the continuing resolution.

Only three Senate Democra...

Jeffries opposes Senate moves to end shutdown

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday vowed to oppose a new Senate deal in the works to end the nearly six-week government shutdown.

In a statement, the Democratic leader dug his heels in on his party’s position that any legislation to reopen the government must include an extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, which are set to expire at the end of the year, raising premiums for millions of Americans.

“House Democrats have co...

Bessent says no formal ACA plan proposed despite Trump’s social media posts

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that he’s seen no formal proposal to overhaul the Affordable Care Act (ACA) despite President Trump’s latest call to nix the program and to direct the funds, instead, into the pockets of the American people.

“We don't have a formal proposal,” Bessent said in an interview on ABC News’s “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos, when asked about Trump’s recent remarks.

Trump on Saturday appeared to wade into the ongoing s...