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Thursday, January 08, 2026

The House is poised to pass legislation Thursday extending contentious ObamaCare tax credits for three years ...

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221-205, House passes the "motion to discharge" the Jeffries 3-year ACA funding extension. NINE (!) Republicans join unanimous Democrats in voting to advance it. This tees up a final House vote tomorrow; it's poised to sail through.

-- Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur.bsky.social) Jan 7, 2026 at 5:55 PM

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Amazing what the prospect of political extinction will do.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-01-08 09:44 AM | Reply

Does it also extend open enrollment?

Because that's on track to end the 15th. So unless this gets through the house, senate, and the tiny-fingered, ferret-wearing, cheeto-faced sh*tgibbon signs it before then, it won't matter to anybody who couldn't afford to sign up if it doesn't.

#2 | Posted by DarkVader at 2026-01-08 10:19 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Senate Rethugs must be shaking in their tall black leather Nazi jackboots.

aka Marschstiefel boots.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-08 10:45 AM | Reply

What if Trump refuses to sign it?

Veto override? Do they have the votes?

I doubt it.

#4 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-01-08 10:58 AM | Reply

It will be interesting to see what the Senate will do.

9 GOP house members voted for it.

Which GOP turd will filibuster it?

Cancun Cruz always had a hard on for killing it. I doubt he will though, he lacks the spine to oppose something popular.

#5 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-01-08 11:00 AM | Reply

Looks to me that the MAGA functionaries on Capitol Hill are starting to believe what Darth Cheney said so well: "Elections have consequences"...

#6 | Posted by catdog at 2026-01-08 01:04 PM | Reply

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