Politico January 9, 2026
With help from Marcia Brown
Driving the Day
RAISING THE STAKES — Seventeen GOP lawmakers rebuffed opposition from House leadership Thursday and voted to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies for three years.
The bigger-than-anticipated support for the Democrats’ bill reviving the subsidies signals that Republicans in competitive seats see skyrocketing insurance premiums as a grave threat to their reelections, POLITICO’s Lisa Kashinsky and Simon J. Levien report.
The 230-196 vote follows a procedural vote Wednesday to advance the bill, where nine Republicans joined Democrats in favor of moving forward. Eight additional Republicans supported the bill’s final passage.
Why it matters: The 17 Republicans, primarily from swing seats or districts with large numbers Obamacare enrollees, sent a clear message from the GOP’s...
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