Posted on 10/21/2025 2:56:46 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
A group of frontline House Republicans on Tuesday called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to “immediately” address the expiring enhanced ObamaCare tax credits once the government shutdown ends.
Led by Reps. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) and Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), 13 lawmakers told Johnson that millions of their constituents would face a massive spike in health premiums without an extension of the subsidies before their expiration at the end of the year.
“Our Conference and President Trump have been clear that we will not take healthcare away from families who depend on it. This is our opportunity to demonstrate that commitment through action,” the lawmakers wrote.
They rejected the Democratic demand that a tax credit extension be tied to the government shutdown and urged Johnson to “chart a conservative path that protects working families in our districts across the country” once the government reopens.
While the moderate Republicans pushed for changes to the tax credits, many hardline conservatives remain outright opposed to any extension at all — a path that Republican pollsters and allies of President Trump say would be a mistake heading into the midterm elections.
The letter from moderates shows some growing GOP anxiety over the seeming lack of a public plan from leadership to extend the subsidies.
Most Americans who purchase their own health insurance through ACA plans are eligible for subsidies to make their premiums more affordable. Congress made the subsidies more generous during the pandemic, but unless Congress extends them again, they are set to revert to the original, lower levels.
Consumers with 2026 Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans are already seeing substantially higher premiums as state and federal “window shopping” allows people to see the costs of their plans ahead of the Nov. 1 start of open...
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
No more subsidies. Let the cards fall where they may.
RINO obama suck ups. Screw them all.
Whinny little bastards.
Here we go. This article was so predictable. Republicans need to cave in to Democrat demands or else they will lose the House. Its the same article every single time. In other words, just do what the Dems want even if they control absolutely nothing.
ABSOLUTELY
QUIT SUPPORTING
NO CAVING IN
NO MORE FLEECING AMERICANS FOR HEALTH CARE FOR ILLEGALS & OTHERS
NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE.
QUIT BOWING DOWN TO DEMOCRATS!
The Democrats are doing a good job scaring people about the subsidies that will revert back to the 4 times poverty level cutoff. People I talk to think that they will loose the entire subsidy.
covid subsidies were meant to be temporary, not a means of bailing out failed socialist Obamacare.
And I hope Newsmax gets a close up of it.
Led by Reps. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) and Jen Kiggans (R-Va.)
Front line? I've never heard of them. Oh, wait. It's from The Hill. Nevermind.
Save a lot of money by eliminating odoofuscare that was pushed, shoved, thrown down the throats of the American public by the demoncRATS to please odoofus the illegal islamic. Then millions were spent on getting odoofuscare online only to find it was broken. Just eliminate the boondoggle, problem solved.
If Congress came out tomorrow and stated clearly that the ObamaCare subsidies are ending, I’ll bet these massive insurance premiums hikes would go away almost completely.
Hey RINO gutless pussies... The Demonic Party scum wrote the law to end the subsidies to inflict maximum damage. Instead of capitulating to the vile, evil, Demonic filth, START TELLING EVERYONE IT WAS DESIGNED TO END, YOU LIMP-WRISTED PANSIES!
It is the rare politician who will either take a chance or do the right thing because it is the right thing. The personality of the average politician is seek power and hold on to it. Take a look at these stats:
“When the current Congress was convened in January, there were nearly 120 members who were 70 or older — 86 in the House, including nonvoting delegates, and 33 in the Senate. This number, which is unmatched in modern history, included 14 octogenarians in the House, five in the Senate, and 91-year-old Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa.”
Old people don’t take chances and generally didn’t maintain power by just doing the right thing because it was the right thing.
“””Led by Reps. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) and Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), “””
Just because RINO NJ and VA want the rest of us to foot your bill, does not mean we are going to do it.
RINOs advance the Democrat agenda.
Don’t vote for RINOs.
The ObamaCare subsidies were already busting the budget with hidden cost subsidies paid for with borrowing money to hide true costs of ObamaCare and to keep people from realizing just how insanely expensive Obamacare actually is
The Covid Subsidies drove the already insanely expensive Obamacare subsidies. Into the stratospheric nose bleed levels
These subsidies played a significant role in driving the US budget deficit to its current 37 trillion dollars level
The Covid Obamacare subsides are unsustainable and they are bankrupting the country
All for crappy healthcare insurance with unaffordable deductibles for any serious care needs.
Obamacare is basically what used to be inexpensive and readily available catastrophic care levels of coverage with gold plated premium care premiums
That was buried in the article, wasn’t it.
If the subsidies expire, IT IS NOT A TOTAL ERASURE. It erases only the increase of the subsidies for Covid’s years. There were subsidies before Covid and that is the level of such that would return.
It’s Not Going To Zero, and why is the GOP not stressing this?
If Reps raise extend the subsidies this year, the Dems will be back next year for more. It’s not even a subsidie. It’s 90% of the premium. Not to mention people with high incomes who can afford insurance are being subsidized. Obamacare was always a Dem vote buying scheme. Let it collapse of its own weight. Leave it to the market to sort things out.
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