Four moderate House Republicans rebelled against House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday to force a vote on extending key ACA subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.
Johnson earlier Wednesday urged his fellow Republicans not to join Democrats in a last-ditch effort to extend key Affordable Care Act tax credits that are due to expire at the end of the year.
Johnson told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that “doing an end-run around the majority party, the Speaker or the regular process is not the best way to make law.”
The comment came a day after the speaker blocked moderate Republicans from getting a vote on extending the life of enhanced ACA subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of December. Obamacare health insurance premiums for millions of Americans will sharply rise if the tax credits expire.
Johnson and GOP leadership are pushing a separate healthcare bill that would not extend the enhanced subsidies. The House will vote on that bill, which would provide cost-sharing aid for consumers, on Wednesday.
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