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Key ACA tax credits likely to expire after House speaker blocks vote
House GOP's refusal to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies will raise premiums for millions next year, affecting about three-quarters of enrollees in Trump-won states.
- On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he will not call a vote to extend enhanced ACA subsidies, guaranteeing they will expire this month and raising premiums for millions of Obamacare enrollees next year.
- House rules requiring offsets complicated efforts as Republican leaders negotiated over the weekend but swing‑district Republicans rejected pay‑for options to extend enhanced subsidies.
- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick launched a discharge petition last week to force a vote on a bipartisan bill to extend enhanced subsidies with safeguards; it has 24 signatures split between parties but needs 218 to succeed, leaving its path uncertain.
- That raises immediate political risk because the members pushing the vote represent competitive districts ahead of the 2026 midterms, and House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters `I certainly appreciate the views and the opinions of every member of this conference` urging unity among Republican conference members.
- GOP leadership aides said Friday they are working on a path for a vote, while Dec. 31 approaches, highlighting ongoing negotiations over Obamacare subsidies.
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House Speaker Johnson rebuffs efforts to extend health care subsidies, pushing ahead with GOP plan
House Republican leaders are determined to push ahead with a health care bill that excludes efforts to address the soaring monthly premiums for Affordable Care Act recipients.
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