The West Wing has postponed President Donald Trump’s plan to extend Obamacare subsidies after Speaker Mike Johnson privately warned House Republicans would revolt, according to reports.
Johnson, 53, told Trump’s aides in a call that the votes weren’t there for a two-year patch to the enhanced tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, which more than 20 million rely on and is expiring Dec. 31, reported the Wall Street Journal.
His red light came just as the president, 79, was weighing a draft with income caps and fraud-control planks, according to the Journal. The paper reported that only a sliver of House Republicans would entertain any extension, with abortion-coverage rules in some marketplace plans a red line for many.
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