Johnson says he had 'thoughtful' conversation with MTG about bucking Republicans on healthcare

politico ^ | Oct 12 | politico

[RandFan]

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he spoke with Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) last week to tell her Republicans are “working around the clock” to bring healthcare prices down, after she vocally criticized Republicans throughout the week for the government shutdown and split from her party in deploring rising costs.

“I had a thoughtful conversation with her on the phone the other night,” Johnson told host Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday.”

Johnson said Republicans on the committees of jurisdiction were the ones leading discussions on the shutdown and healthcare subsidies — committees he said Greene isn’t a part of but that he’s now invited her to sit in on.

“Marjorie does not serve on those committees so I offered to have her come in the room and be a part of that discussion if indeed she wants to do that,” he said.

He said Republicans have “hundreds of ideas literally on the table” to make healthcare more affordable, but pointed to Democrats voting against reopening the government as the main obstacle blocking those plans.

Greene has spent much of the past week bucking her party’s leaders for failing to pull the government from the ongoing shutdown, specifically splitting from the GOP in rebuking rising healthcare costs. Democrats have said they’ve been forced to take drastic action since many Americans are set to lose their coverage or see prices increase drastically.

“I’m carving my own lane,” Greene wrote on X last week. “I’m absolutely disgusted that health insurance premiums will DOUBLE if the tax credits expire this year.”

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[rdcbn1]

MTG is becoming addicted to making provocative and inflammatory statements to garner media coverage

Her media whoreing and attention seeking at the expense of House discipline needs to stop immediately

[shelterguy]

Yup. She will say and do anything to be the center of attention.

[CaptainK]

There aren't enough hours in the day for her new grievance rants and CNN appearances.

[America1st77]

Large Marge is Massie Redux. She made her play for leadership and the Senate with her betrayal of President Trump and advocacy for Kevin McCarthy. Having failed at that, she now snipes from the sidelines.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“ MTG is becoming addicted to making provocative and inflammatory statements to garner media coverage”

Deep State got to her.

[Hunterb]

Mark this day, MTG will become the Repubs AOC.

[MileHi]

“I’m absolutely disgusted that health insurance premiums will DOUBLE if the tax credits expire this year.”

Reflecting the true cost of obama care

[lastchance]

She seems to know what her voters are most concerned with, which is as it should be. Health insurance costs are becoming inaffordable for the average working family. It is all fine and dandy to pontificate about what is wrong with the tax-credits but that abstract discussion will not prevent the actual hit voters’ pocketbooks will take.

[rdcbn1]

Are you aware that Greene is supporting a Democrat law to permanently mandate free, government funded health care for illegal aliens that adds 1.5 trillion in debt to the US budget

The Democrats shut down is an attempt to extort this mandated health care for illegals before any negotiations on the ruinous Obamacare subsides occur later this year

[KittenClaws]

First of all, MTG is a new disappointment and Johnson always has been.

Now that that is out of the way, am I the only one who thinks that the government needs to get out and stay out of the health insurance business? They’ve already messed it up with Obamacare and unconstitutionally requiring that everyone and their mother must have insurance.

They need to leave well enough alone and let the free market work it’s manic.