Senate GOPer’s ( And House GOPer’s also) are working to support Affordable Care Act / Obamacre subsidies….
Democrats are on board already, as can be expected…..
Obamacare ain’t NEVER going away…..
A group of GOP senators are working on legislation to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies with policy changes designed to win over conservatives, according to four people granted anonymity to disclose private discussions.
This group has gotten “technical assistance” from the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over the subsidies, according to two of the sources. The Obamacare subsidies are set to expire at the end of this year.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, an Alabama Republican running for governor, said in an interview Monday he was “part of that group that’s working on the wording to make sure we do it right.”
An expiration of the credits, he said, “would hurt my state, Alabama.”
The development comes as Democrats are mounting a huge push to make an extension of the enhanced tax credits necessary for them to support a bill that funds the government beyond Sept. 30. It also comes as a growing number of Republicans say failure to act on such an extension would be a political mistake heading into the midterms.
Congressional budget scorers estimate that millions of people would be forced to drop their health insurance plans as a result of higher premiums that could kick in as a result of the letting the subsidies sunset.
Twelve House Republicans have already joined with seven Democrats on a bill that would extend the credits for one year but not impose any new restrictions on who can take advantage of the subsidies. In contrast, the Senate bill, which is not being driven by leadership, appears to be in its early stages, according to two of the people aware of the effort.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) would only say in a brief interview that he is “aware” of work within the conference on a GOP proposal to extend the subsidies, adding that there are a “number of folks that are engaged in these conversations.”…
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Of course there WILL be ‘deal making’ before this gets thru the House and Senate….