Obamacare subsidies extension clears procedural hurdle in the House

[SocialDemocrat61]

Obamacare subsidies extension clears procedural hurdle in the House
Justin Papp

Key Points

A bipartisan group in the House, including nine Republicans, supported a procedural tactic to force a vote on the Affordable Care Act subsidies over the objections of Speaker Mike Johnson.

The House voted in favor of a motion to discharge a bill that, if passed by the House and Senate, would extend enhanced tax credits for Obamacare health insurance plan holders for three years.

If it advances out of the House, the extension is likely to fail in the Senate, though a bipartisan group of lawmakers is working on a compromise health care package.

A Democrat-led push to extend recently expired Obamacare subsidies cleared a procedural hurdle in the House on Wednesday with support from nine Republicans, teeing up a final vote later this week.

The House voted 221-205 in favor of a motion to discharge a bill that, if passed by the House and Senate, would extend enhanced tax credits for Affordable Care Act health insurance plan holders for three years.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/07/aca-subsidies-extension-congress.html

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Projecting: if passed, would Trump veto

the Bill or pocket veto?

[SocialDemocrat61]

2. Probably

But he'd be stupid to do it. Than everyone's insurance increases are on him.

[EdmondDantes_]

3. Something something better late than never

I don't know if this would have been more or less likely to pass as a result of extending the shutdown. It's unfortunate that Republicans are so dysfunctional that they still don't have a plan other than hating the ACA. Even if I didn't like whatever plan they come up with, it would at least show they collectively want to be a governing party.