Speaker Johnson was ready to move on from ACA subsidies. But his members had other plans
December 18, 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson has stayed on message that a Republican health care package will help all Americans and not just those on Affordable Care Act plans. But the rest of his party has not. Four Republicans broke with the Republican leadership this week and signed onto a Democratic discharge petition that guarantees that the House will vote on extending the ACA subsidies sometime in January. The Republican revolt was a result of Johnson not allowing a vote on any ACA subsidy extension and for Democrats was vindication of a months-long strategy.