Overview
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene accused Speaker Mike Johnson of touting “ideas and pages of policy” on a GOP call without offering any concrete healthcare plan.
- Greene urged Republicans to craft an Obamacare off-ramp focused on deregulation, price transparency, and more competition, and she has backed protecting subsidies to prevent premium spikes.
- Johnson called her claim “absurd” on CNN, saying strategy is not discussed on media-monitored conference calls and noting Greene is not in the committee negotiations.
- The government has been shut down since Oct. 1 as Senate Democrats condition the votes needed to move a stopgap bill on extending ACA premium tax credits that Republicans oppose.
- Greene has warned her party risks losing ground with voters on cost-of-living and healthcare, echoing polling that shows Republicans slipping on the issue.