A bill to revive Obamacare subsidies will likely be dead on arrival in the Senate, but it moved forward in the House, where nine Republicans joined their Democrat colleagues in the vote.
The House of Representatives will be voting on the final passage of the bill on Thursday. But on Wednesday, lawmakers voted 221-205 to move ahead with the legislation, and Democrats “applauded as the gavel went down,” Politico reported.
All Democrats voted in favor of advancing the bill on the Affordable Care Act subsidies that expired last year, and nine Republicans defied Speaker Mike Johnson to cross party lines.
🚨 BREAKING: The US House just voted to ADVANCE Democrats’ bill to give billions to Big, Rich Health Insurance through Obamacare, 221-205
NINE REPUBLICANS joined Democrats to make this happen, betraying President Trump. UNBELIEVABLE.
Here are their names:
Brian Fitzpatrick… pic.twitter.com/jxrhYu3qJH
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 7, 2026
“Lack of movement prompted four vulnerable House GOP moderates — Rep. Mike Lawler of New York and Reps. Robert Bresnahan, Brian Fitzpatrick, and Ryan Mackenzie of Pennsylvania — to provide the four necessary signatures late last year, allowing the Democrats’ discharge effort to now proceed,” Politico noted.
“All four voted to move ahead with the legislation Wednesday, alongside GOP Reps. MarÃa Elvira Salazar of Florida, Nick LaLota of New York, David Valadao of California, Thomas Kean of New Jersey, and Max Miller of Ohio,” the outlet added.
House votes to start work on 3-year extension of the expired Obamacare insurance subsidies. 9 Republicans broke ranks. Final votes on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/3fSTns7e1H
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) January 7, 2026
President Donald Trump has been vocal in his stance on the Obamacare subsidies and money being sent to “money sucking Insurance Companies,” as he said in November.
“I am recommending to Senate Republicans that the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars currently being sent to money sucking Insurance Companies in order to save the bad Healthcare provided by ObamaCare, BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE…” – President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/3plPUvUN1p
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 8, 2025
The GOP lawmakers who locked arms with Democrats on Wednesday were ripped on social media.
And 4 did not vote which was the same thing.
— Pastor Clay Runnels (@kinglyfaith) January 8, 2026
Looks like the establishment still has a pulse.
— Doran (@doranmaul) January 8, 2026
Meet a bunch of traitors
— WONDERTIME 🇮🇹🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@WONDERTIME5) January 7, 2026
This was spineless.
— Brigid English (@englishbrigid) January 8, 2026
Fckn RINOS
— Rick D (@RickD_GK) January 7, 2026
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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