Overview

• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she is willing to negotiate with Democrats to extend lapsed Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, calling projected cost increases unacceptable.
• Greene wrote on X that her adult children and constituents could see 2026 premiums double without action, while reiterating she opposes taxpayer-funded health care for undocumented immigrants.
• KFF and other analysts have warned that the loss of enhanced subsidies could push average marketplace premiums up by roughly 75% or more.
• She criticized Republican leaders for offering no plan and described the insurance system as “messed up” and damaging to families and small businesses.
• House Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed her comments as outside her committees’ purview and said Republicans will take up the issue when the House returns Oct. 14, as the shutdown continues and President Trump signals talks only after the government reopens.