House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) insisted on Wednesday that he had not lost control of the House after members of his party broke ranks to force a vote on extending Obamacare subsidies. Look, we're working through very complex issues as we do here all the time, and it's good. Everybody's working towards ideas, keeping the productive conversation going. That's what happens, Johnson told reporters walking through the Capitol.
Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vole on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans. The move comes after House Republican leaders pushed ahead with a GOP health care bill that does not address the soaring monthly premiums