Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said there will not be an amendment vote on extending expiring ObamaCare enhanced subsidies as part of a House Republican health care bill this week, in a move that is infuriating moderate Republicans who had been pushing to go on the record about the subsidies.
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), one of the members who had been pushing for a vote to extend the subsidies that expire Dec. 31, fumed at the decision as he emerged from a House Republican Conference meeting Tuesday morning.
“I think it’s idiotic not to have an up-or-down vote on this issue,” Lawler said, adding: “It is political malpractice.”
Can anybody help me out with exactly what this means? I helped my son do his insurance last night and it’s still showing a subsidy. Right now he has a $40 a month plan with a $400 subsidy. I know he’ll probably owe a penalty on that when/ if he does his taxes. It’s incredibly confusing!