House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he would not guarantee Democrats a vote on extending enhanced tax credits for those with coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
Johnson held a news conference with other House GOP leaders on Thursday. Watch in the video player above.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has offered Democrats such a vote as part of the way out of the government shutdown.
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Asked whether he would do the same, Johnson said the House had already done its job in passing a short-term funding patch.
“I’m not promising anybody anything,” Johnson said.
Johnson also rejected the idea that congressional leaders get together and negotiate a compromise on extending the enhanced tax credits that make coverage more affordable.
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“We’re not taking four corners, four leaders in a back room and making a deal and hoisting it upon the American people,” Johnson said. “I’m not going to be a part of that.”
