House members release bipartisan 'principles' for extending Obamacare subsidies
Source: Politico
A bipartisan quartet of House lawmakers released a statement of principles Monday for a potential compromise on an extension of Obamacare subsidies, which would include a two-year sunset and an income cap for eligibility.
The compromise framework from Republican Reps. Don Bacon of Nebraska and Jeff Hurd of Colorado, and Democratic Reps. Tom Suozzi of New York and Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, is the first public tangible offering on health care policy since the government shutdown began 33 days ago.
Democrats are continuing to insist that any deal to end the shutdown involve an agreement around extending expanded tax credits for Affordable Care Act subsidies that are due to expire at the end of the year. But GOP leaders and President Donald Trump have refused to negotiate on health care until after the government is reopened.
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The four lawmakers are endorsing a two-year extension of the enhanced tax credits and an income limit on who can qualify for them, which would range from $200,000 to $400,000.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/house-members-release-bipartisan-principles-214155823.html
Which means we may go through this all over again in two years.
Silent Type
(11,993 posts)of 4% next year, and reinstate Medicaid expansion?
CousinIT
(12,034 posts)
coming in 2030 - 2033 or so.
They are happy to let seniors just deal with it.
Or, theyll demand that the Medicare eligibility age be raised and the Social Security retirement age be raised to avoid the cuts. Theyre intending to use hurting seniors for leverage to get what they want - which is to keep raising the ages of eligibility until most people die before theyre eligible.
Silent Type
(11,993 posts)when Obama tried to do something about the looming deficit during his terms. Even Democrats bashed him.
CousinIT
(12,034 posts)work to get a waiver for it. Time for emails, calls, etc.
Silent Type
(11,993 posts)reasons.
CousinIT
(12,034 posts)Even from my own Rep, and I emailed and called them too.
SSJVegeta
(2,042 posts)Or am I being fantastically delusionally optimistic?
Silent Type
(11,993 posts)SSJVegeta
(2,042 posts)Aftyn Behn has a shot if she can raise over a million by the next reporting deadline. If she overcomes the odds it'll bring the Dem total to 216.
There are already at least 3 potential defectors who might flip if given a real opportunity and incentive to do so.
Akakoji
(450 posts)For many of them, this is the best job, work and responsibility free, that they will have. So they'll do whatever they have to to keep it. We're not dealing with principled, normal human beings with decency here.
Cirsium
(3,145 posts)There is no such thing.
Prairie Gates
(6,828 posts)Marie Marie
(10,722 posts)we will never get them back. Why would the Dems propose this? Am I reading this correctly??
Miguelito Loveless
(5,356 posts)that doesn't make the ACA subsidies permanent.
Akakoji
(450 posts)wants anything to do with this? Dear leader has already said he won't be extorted by Democrats and the needs of the people, can you name a GOP critter with the guts to stand up to the petty dictator?
Jack Valentino
(4,030 posts)their leadership have thus far refused to do.... while they call us all 'terrorists'!
In two years, we may likely have a Democratic House,
and a Senate which is at the least closer in margin'
than it is right now....
This shutdown has to end eventually,
and this is the first positive sign I have seen or heard about....
Akakoji
(450 posts)And leave the Obamacare stuff alone. The only reason they attack it is to erase the legacy and programs of any good things a black person ever did in this country.
cstanleytech
(28,048 posts)Torchlight
(6,145 posts)And from my little chair, this a pre-announcement to yet another "peace in our time" agreement.