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Amendment to extend ObamaCare subsidies hits roadblock
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and other GOP centrists are planning to introduce an amendment in the House Rules Committee on Tuesday that pairs a two-year extension of the subsidies with eligibility reforms, according to a House GOP staffer who spoke on the condition of anonymity. But GOP leadership insisted the extension needed to be offset with spending cuts — a demand the moderates balked at. Conservatives opposed to extending the subsidies have frequently cited the cost, which is estimated to be at least $35 billion per year.
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A majority of Democrats will also likely vote against the GOP bill, regardless. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) slammed the package as “toxic legislation that is completely unserious.” He told MS NOW last week that even if the measure is amended, it’s not clear to him “that it will actually solve the problem of addressing the Republican health crisis.”
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One petition would force action on Fitzpatrick and Golden’s bill. Another would force action on a bill by Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) and Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) to extend the subsidies for one year with modest adjustments to eligibility. Both efforts have some GOP signatures on them but would still require significant Democratic support. Jeffries said last week he was “actively reviewing” both and that he’ll have more to say about it early this week. “We’re going to evaluate every single good faith proposal, but it has to meaningfully provide certainty to the American people who are at risk of having their health care ripped away from them,” he said.
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Jeffries and other Democrats have also been pressing Republicans to join their discharge petition to advance a three-year extension of the ACA subsidies. The effort is just four Republican signatures short of the 218 needed to move forward.