Overview

• In a Semafor interview, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Republicans risk losing their House majority if voters still feel squeezed by rising prices, citing record credit card debt and paycheck-to-paycheck strain.
• She labeled repeated short-term spending votes a “complete failure” and pressed for full appropriations work during the ongoing shutdown, while Speaker Mike Johnson defended a clean funding approach and predicted GOP gains next year.
• Breaking with many Republicans on health policy, Greene urges extending ACA premium tax credits to prevent sharp increases, and she says the conference has not produced or discussed a concrete plan on lowering costs.
• Greene is pushing for a vote to release Jeffrey Epstein records and warned of intense public backlash if leadership blocks it, though Johnson has not signaled plans to change House rules.
• Positioning herself as loyal to President Trump under an “America First” banner, she also criticized support for Argentina’s economy, even as some Trump advisers reportedly dismiss her influence as a nuisance.