Speaker Johnson Says He Will Not Call for a Vote to Extend Healthcare Subsidies

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will not call for a vote to extend Affordable Care Act healthcare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year. As a result, millions of U.S. residents will have to pay higher health insurance premiums starting January. Republican Congressmember Mike Lawler of New York said, “Everybody has a responsibility to serve their district, to their constituents. You know what is funny? Three-quarters of people on Obamacare are in states Donald Trump won.” Some House Republicans have signaled that they would join Democrats in passing a discharge petition to force a House vote on a clean three-year extension of the subsidies, but that is unlikely to get a floor vote until next year.