Overview
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly chastised Speaker Mike Johnson for touting “ideas and pages of policy” on health care without presenting a concrete plan.
- Greene called for an “off ramp” from Obamacare focused on deregulation, price transparency, and market competition, and she has backed extending enhanced ACA subsidies.
- Johnson dismissed Greene’s criticism on CNN as “absurd,” saying conference calls are monitored by media and that detailed strategy is handled off-line by committees.
- The dispute unfolds during a shutdown fight centered on whether to continue the ACA tax credits, with Democrats warning of sharp premium hikes if subsidies lapse.
- Fresh polling cited by a GOP-aligned pollster shows Republicans losing ground on health care, particularly among non-college voters, increasing pressure on party leaders.