Jeffries Tees Up House Vote to Extend Obamacare Tax Credits

The House will vote this week on a three-year extension of enhanced Obamacare tax credits, after Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called up Democrats’ signature health-care bill Tuesday night — forcing GOP leaders to schedule a vote within two legislative days.

Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is able to compel the vote over the objections of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after four moderate Republicans joined Democrats in signing a discharge petition, giving it the 218 signatures necessary to trigger a vote. The three-year extension faces long odds in the Senate and substantial opposition from conservative Republicans who bristle at the cost of the Affordable ...