US Edition4 GOP senators break ranks to vote for Democratic extension of ObamaCare subsidies
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4 GOP senators break ranks to vote for Democratic extension of ObamaCare subsidies
Four Republican senators, including two vulnerable incumbents who are up for reelection next year, broke ranks Thursday and voted for a three-year extension of enhanced health insurance premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
GOP Split Emerges as Four Republican Senators Join Democrats on ObamaCare Funding Push
A rare crack in Republican unity opened up Thursday as four GOP senators crossed the aisle to support a Democratic measure extending enhanced ObamaCare subsidies—an unexpected move that immediately stirred political chatter heading into 2026. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) backed a Democratic proposal to continue the boosted Affordable Care Act premium subsidies for anot…
4 GOP Senators Break Ranks, But Dems' Healthcare Bill Fails
A Democrat-backed Senate bill that would address Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at year's end received support from four Republicans, but not enough to clear the 60-vote threshold needed to advance.
On Thursday (December 11), four Republican senators joined Democratic senators in voting in the U.S. Senate to support the Democratic-proposed bill to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). They joined all 47 Democratic senators in voting in favor, but failed to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the bill. The vast majority of Republican senators voted against it. The four Republican senators are Susan Collins (Maine),...
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