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"GOP Centrists choose nuclear option in fight with Mike Johnson over Obamacare"...hope springs
eternal that the GOP will distance itself from Trump...and focus on serving the American public...not just billionaires.
Link: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/politics/obamacare-subsidies-discharge-petition-johnson-healthcare
Replies to: "GOP Centrists choose nuclear option in fight with Mike Johnson over Obamacare"...hope springs
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Sure—insurance companies and insurance lobbyists are powerful. They won't let subsidies go easily.
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See my post above...progress is being made...GOP Rep, Kevin Kiley (CA) is just one of several in his
party who are willing to support extending ACA credits for up to 3 years...they can see the harm to ALL Americans if they aren't extended. It's called Compromise...never letting "Perfection" get in the way of Progress.
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Discharge petitions are quite rare
Maybe one every ten or fifteen years or so.
This is bad news for Johnson.
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They’re frustrated at being treated as a rubber stamp…
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