Mike Johnson Flashes Red on Trump’s Healthcare Push

“Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) cautioned the White House that most House Republicans don’t have an appetite for extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, showing how hard it will be politically to stave off sharp increases in healthcare costs next year for many Americans,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The message from Johnson, in a phone call with administration officials, came as President Trump’s advisers were drafting a healthcare plan that extended the subsidies for two years.”

Punchbowl News: “As part of the deal that ended the shutdown, Senate Majority Leader John Thune promised to hold a vote on the Obamacare subsidies by Dec. 12. That’ll be just 11 days from next Monday, when both chambers return from the Thanksgiving recess.”

Politico: Trump was going to roll out a health care plan. Then Republicans weighed in.