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Senate Majority Leader John ThuneRSD has practically put the nail in the Senate's coffin by trying to solve the 2025 health care issue today.
“We are not going to accept anything until the end of this week. But I think there is a potential path in January,” Thune said.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana.rejected an idea from moderate Republicans to temporarily extend expiring Obamacare subsidies because it did not comply with congressional budget rules.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said there may be a “potential path” to a January 2026 health care resolution. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
But this afternoon, Johnson changed his position and is willing to consider Rep. Nick LaLota's plan, R-N.Y.
Instead of just extension of subsidies On a temporary basis—meaning insurance companies get paid—LaLota's plan would provide a two-year tax credit for those who previously received Obamacare.
President Trump said he would not sign a bill that would continue to funnel money to insurance companies. So LaLota's approach takes insurance companies out of the equation and policyholders receive a tax credit.
Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) has proposed a plan that would provide two years of tax credits for people who previously received Obamacare assistance. (Patrick Semanski/AP Photo, File)
LaLota and others must present their plan to Internal Rules Committee later this hour. It was believed that Johnson and the Rules Commission would block the old plan to extend the subsidies. But Johnson said this afternoon that “there is a real possibility that they will vote on this issue.”
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However, voting is far from a guarantee of solving the problem. And it is far from certain that the House of Representatives will accept the amendment and copy it to Congress. Major GOP health care bill.
Tomorrow the House of Representatives is set to debate and vote on a bill that would authorize “associated” health plans. This would allow groups of people to pool their money to purchase insurance plans and potentially save money.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., was skeptical that lawmakers could address the premium issue. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Some swing district moderates are still dissatisfied and worried about the political fallout in Midterm exams 2026 if Republicans fail to take care of health care.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck SchumerDN.Y. seemed skeptical that Congress could address skyrocketing premiums after the fact in 2026.
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“You can’t do that after the first of January,” Schumer said. “It has already expired. She is no longer the same as she was before. Once the expiration date expires, the toothpaste comes out of the tube.”
Also today, Schumer refused to endorse Democrats using the same method. healthcare tactics to keep Republicans in line as the next government funding deadline approaches Jan. 30.
