US EditionMarjorie Taylor Greene Blames GOP Leaders For Shutdown—In Latest Break With Her Own Party
Greene warns that 24 million Americans could face nearly 79% higher ACA marketplace costs if subsidies expire during the shutdown, urging the House to act on healthcare funding.
- On Oct 9, 2025, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the House back into session to press for bipartisan action on rising health costs.
- A partisan standoff over funding and health subsidy language has left agencies closed since Oct. 1, as Republicans insist on a 'clean' continuing resolution while Senate Democrats demand extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.
- Independent analysis found 24 million ACA marketplace enrollees could face nearly 79% higher costs, while a Kaiser Family Foundation poll shows nearly 80% support extending subsidies.
- Greene warned Republicans could suffer politically if health costs spiral, saying the shutdown is lowering GOP approval ratings and risking midterm backlash.
- Greene, who has repeatedly broken with GOP leadership, favors full appropriations over a short-term funding bill and has pressed for release of the Epstein files.
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'I can't believe I agree with her': Marjorie Taylor Greene slams GOP for cratering regular folks' living standards
Marjorie Taylor Greene made her name as Donald Trump’s loudest and most passionate fangirl. Starry-eyed quotes from her praising him are easy to find: “I love President Trump, I never hide that fact. I think he’s wonderful,” and “I would fight for that man because he fought for us.” Now, in one of the most unexpected face turns in political history, Greene has broken with both Trump and his administration on several key points. She’s adamant tha…
Marjorie Taylor Greene sounds alarm over expiring health care subsidies as shutdown continues
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has criticized GOP leaders for not having a plan for health care subsidies that are set to expire at the end of this year. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (file photo)As the government shutdown drags into its second week, Georgia’s congressional delegation is locked in a partisan struggle over who is to blame, with one of the state’s most high-profile Republicans, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, seemingly…
JUST IN: Adored MAGA Congresswoman Betrays Trump In Jarring CNN Interview
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) blamed the ongoing government shutdown on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) before criticizing President Donald Trump’s economic policies in an interview with CNN on Thursday. “I’ve been vocal saying, you know, you can use the nuclear option in the Senate. This doesn’t have to be a shutdown, but what we have to do is we have to work for the American people. And …
The Shutdown Narrative Is Slipping Away From the GOP - WhoWhatWhy
Successful politicians manage to control the narrative. In 2024, for example, Donald Trump and the GOP, with a helping hand from right-wing news outlets, managed to make the election about immigrants and the high cost of living. As it turns out, Americans cared more about those things than the threat to democracy that Trump posed. Conversely, now that Republicans are in full control of the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court, they’d rat…
More Republicans break party ranks: 'MTG was right'
WASHINGTON — In the unusual world of Congress during a shutdown, far-right firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has emerged as an unlikely ally of Democrats, seeking to save millions of Americans from spiraling health care costs. And she's not the only Republican making such an admission. Th...
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