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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

‘It’s about damn time’: 17 House Republicans break with Mike Johnson to extend Obamacare tax credits for three years

A handful of Republicans broke with House Speaker Mike Johnson on a vote to extend enhanced tax credits for the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace.

Seventeen Republicans–almost all of them from swing districts–joined Democrats on the legislation that passed the House on Thursday evening. The final vote was 230-196.

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