Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., broke with her party Monday evening by calling for action on expiring Obamacare subsidies to avoid premium hikes, adding a prominent MAGA voice to the cause led by Democrats.
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Greene ‘disgusted’ if health care tax credits expire and premiums double
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) signaled a willingness to negotiate with Democrats on their health care demands, breaking with her party on an issue at the core of the government shutdown standoff.
In a lengthy post on the social platform X, Greene said she’s “absolutely disgusted” that health insurance premiums could double if the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits expire, even as she stressed her strong opposition to the Obama-era legislation and to health insuranc...
Trump calls on Democrats to reopen government, will then work on health care
President Trump on Monday called on Democrats to reopen the government, saying he will only discuss a potential deal on extending health care tax credits once they support the GOP funding proposal.
In a statement on Truth Social, Trump appeared to shift from his earlier comments on Monday, when he signaled he was open to a deal with Democrats on health care, an issue at the core of the shutdown debate.
“Democrats have SHUT DOWN the United States Government right i...
Senate rejects dueling government funding bills on Day 6 of shutdown
The Senate on Monday pushed the government shutdown to the one-week mark as Democrats blocked the GOP's "clean" stopgap funding bill from advancing for a fifth time.
Senators voted 52-42 on the House-passed bill, which needed 60 votes to advance and would have funded the government at Biden-era spending levels until late November. The tally has remained virtually unchanged, other than absences, since the shutdown started last Wednesday.
The trio of Sens. Catherine...
Jeffries: Trump is not talking to Democrats about health care, ending shutdown
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday that Democrats are involved in no talks with the Trump administration about ending the shutdown, rebuffing President Trump’s claims that bipartisan health care negotiations are underway.
“I do not know of any Democrats who have spoken to President Trump or members of his administration on this issue of reopening the government, enacting a bipartisan spending agreement, and addressing the Republican health care...
For ACA subsidies, deadline is now, experts say
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Trump signals openness to deal with Democrats on health care
President Trump on Monday indicated he was willing to making a deal with Democrats on health care, an issue that has been at the center of the ongoing government shutdown.
"We have a negotiation going on right now with the Democrats that could lead to very good things. And I'm talking about good things with regard to health care," Trump said in the Oval Office.
Trump declined to say whether he was meeting with Democratic leaders.
Conservative House Republican to GOP: Don’t go ‘wobbly’ on ObamaCare
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) told his party to not go “wobbly” on ObamaCare amid a push from Democrats on health care in the ongoing government shutdown.
“I’ve been in Congress since 2019 and have waited six years for my party to have an opportunity to go on the offense on healthcare—and win,” Roy wrote in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece published Sunday titled “This Is No Time to Go Wobbly on ObamaCare.”
“Should Congress extend enhanced subsidies for ObamaCare tha...
Conservative House Republican to GOP: Don’t go ‘wobbly’ on ObamaCare
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) told his party to not go “wobbly” on ObamaCare amid a push from Democrats on health care in the ongoing government shutdown.
“I’ve been in Congress since 2019 and have waited six years for my party to have an opportunity to go on the offense on healthcare—and win,” Roy wrote in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece published Sunday titled “This Is No Time to Go Wobbly on ObamaCare.”
“Should Congress extend enhanced subsidies for ObamaCare tha...
Jeffries challenges Johnson to prime-time debate about shutdown
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday challenged Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to a debate about the government shutdown on the floor of the lower chamber.
The request for a prime-time, nationally televised debate comes as the government shutdown approaches a full week, with each side in Congress blaming the other.
“Democrats have been clear and consistent in our position,” the New York Democrat said in a letter to Johnson. “The country needs imm...