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Four House Republicans joined a Democratic discharge petition Wednesday morning to force a floor vote on Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Rob Bresnahan (R-PA), and Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) signed the discharge petition to help Democrats get the 218 signatures they needed. This effectively forces House Republican leaders to bring the vote on extending the ACA to the House floor.
The House discharge request and Senate vote follow the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, during which Democrats have pushed to remedy expiration of subsidies. For months, Democrats have asked Republicans to work with them on an extension of Obamacare’s enhanced tax credits, among other things, in exchange for their vote on a continuing resolution in the Senate that would reopen the government. Republican leaders refused, saying they would only negotiate on the expiration of the subsidies as part of a conversation separate from government funding.
After more than 40 days of stalemate, a group of Democratic senators relented and voted for a stopgap funding bill in exchange for the simple promise that Democratic senators would get a floor vote on an Obamacare-related bill of their choosing before the end of the year. Of course, this promise did not guarantee that the bill would pass the Senate – as last week’s vote proved.
This is breaking news and will be updated.
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans largely supported a GOP framework — proposed by Sens. Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) — that would have created government-funded health savings accounts to replace the enhanced subsidies. This also did not receive enough votes to pass.
The House discharge request and Senate vote follow the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, during which Democrats have pushed to remedy expiration of subsidies. For months, Democrats have asked Republicans to work with them on an extension of Obamacare’s enhanced tax credits, among other things, in exchange for their vote on a continuing resolution in the Senate that would reopen the government. Republican leaders refused, saying they would only negotiate on the expiration of the subsidies as part of a conversation separate from government funding.
After more than 40 days of stalemate, a group of Democratic senators relented and voted for a stopgap funding bill in exchange for the simple promise that Democratic senators would get a floor vote on an Obamacare-related bill of their choosing before the end of the year. Of course, this promise did not guarantee that the bill would pass the Senate – as last week’s vote proved.
This is breaking news and will be updated.
Senate Democrats were united in supporting their plan to expand current ACA subsidies. Four Republicans – Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) – crossed the aisle to support the Democratic plan.
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans largely supported a GOP framework — proposed by Sens. Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) — that would have created government-funded health savings accounts to replace the enhanced subsidies. This also did not receive enough votes to pass.
The House discharge request and Senate vote follow the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, during which Democrats have pushed to remedy expiration of subsidies. For months, Democrats have asked Republicans to work with them on an extension of Obamacare’s enhanced tax credits, among other things, in exchange for their vote on a continuing resolution in the Senate that would reopen the government. Republican leaders refused, saying they would only negotiate on the expiration of the subsidies as part of a conversation separate from government funding.
After more than 40 days of stalemate, a group of Democratic senators relented and voted for a stopgap funding bill in exchange for the simple promise that Democratic senators would get a floor vote on an Obamacare-related bill of their choosing before the end of the year. Of course, this promise did not guarantee that the bill would pass the Senate – as last week’s vote proved.
This is breaking news and will be updated.
The Senate already voted last week for a three-year extension. He failed to reach the required 60 vote threshold in the Senate.
Senate Democrats were united in supporting their plan to expand current ACA subsidies. Four Republicans – Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) – crossed the aisle to support the Democratic plan.
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans largely supported a GOP framework — proposed by Sens. Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) — that would have created government-funded health savings accounts to replace the enhanced subsidies. This also did not receive enough votes to pass.
The House discharge request and Senate vote follow the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, during which Democrats have pushed to remedy expiration of subsidies. For months, Democrats have asked Republicans to work with them on an extension of Obamacare’s enhanced tax credits, among other things, in exchange for their vote on a continuing resolution in the Senate that would reopen the government. Republican leaders refused, saying they would only negotiate on the expiration of the subsidies as part of a conversation separate from government funding.
After more than 40 days of stalemate, a group of Democratic senators relented and voted for a stopgap funding bill in exchange for the simple promise that Democratic senators would get a floor vote on an Obamacare-related bill of their choosing before the end of the year. Of course, this promise did not guarantee that the bill would pass the Senate – as last week’s vote proved.
This is breaking news and will be updated.
Even if passed by the House, the bill would be challenged in the upper chamber because the majority of Senate Republicans oppose an outright extension.
The Senate already voted last week for a three-year extension. He failed to reach the required 60 vote threshold in the Senate.
Senate Democrats were united in supporting their plan to expand current ACA subsidies. Four Republicans – Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) – crossed the aisle to support the Democratic plan.
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans largely supported a GOP framework — proposed by Sens. Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) — that would have created government-funded health savings accounts to replace the enhanced subsidies. This also did not receive enough votes to pass.
The House discharge request and Senate vote follow the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, during which Democrats have pushed to remedy expiration of subsidies. For months, Democrats have asked Republicans to work with them on an extension of Obamacare’s enhanced tax credits, among other things, in exchange for their vote on a continuing resolution in the Senate that would reopen the government. Republican leaders refused, saying they would only negotiate on the expiration of the subsidies as part of a conversation separate from government funding.
After more than 40 days of stalemate, a group of Democratic senators relented and voted for a stopgap funding bill in exchange for the simple promise that Democratic senators would get a floor vote on an Obamacare-related bill of their choosing before the end of the year. Of course, this promise did not guarantee that the bill would pass the Senate – as last week’s vote proved.
This is breaking news and will be updated.
“Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a simple expansion of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures,” Jeffries wrote on social media Wednesday morning. “Mike Johnson should introduce the bill immediately.”
Even if passed by the House, the bill would be challenged in the upper chamber because the majority of Senate Republicans oppose an outright extension.
The Senate already voted last week for a three-year extension. He failed to reach the required 60 vote threshold in the Senate.
Senate Democrats were united in supporting their plan to expand current ACA subsidies. Four Republicans – Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) – crossed the aisle to support the Democratic plan.
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans largely supported a GOP framework — proposed by Sens. Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) — that would have created government-funded health savings accounts to replace the enhanced subsidies. This also did not receive enough votes to pass.
The House discharge request and Senate vote follow the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, during which Democrats have pushed to remedy expiration of subsidies. For months, Democrats have asked Republicans to work with them on an extension of Obamacare’s enhanced tax credits, among other things, in exchange for their vote on a continuing resolution in the Senate that would reopen the government. Republican leaders refused, saying they would only negotiate on the expiration of the subsidies as part of a conversation separate from government funding.
After more than 40 days of stalemate, a group of Democratic senators relented and voted for a stopgap funding bill in exchange for the simple promise that Democratic senators would get a floor vote on an Obamacare-related bill of their choosing before the end of the year. Of course, this promise did not guarantee that the bill would pass the Senate – as last week’s vote proved.
