Speaker Mike Johnson has told the White House that most House Republicans have little interest in extending the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced subsidies, sources familiar with the conversation told CBS News.
Johnson delivered the message in a phone call with senior administration officials as President Trump’s advisers were drafting a plan to continue the subsidies for an additional two years. That plan that was initially expected to emerge this week.
The Wall Street Journal first reported Johnson’s warning to the White House regarding the lack of GOP House support for the plan. Any White House health care plan would require overwhelming Republican support in the House to be enacted.
I fully expect the Democrats to completely bobble what should be a freaking slam-dunk.
You’d think they could easily run ads demonstrating this kind of kitchen-table issue and absolutely decimate any Republican running for office by tying their entire party to this demonic wish to kick people off their health care…but I’m sure more than a few dumbass Democrats will get side-lined by divisive culture war/identity politics/wedge issues that they always seem to get hung up on as of late.
But, who knows - I might be pleasantly surprised this time around. I sure hope so.
They already fucked themselves in the foot by just…… holding the country hostage for fucking nothing.