Mike Johnson undercuts John Thune on Obamacare negotiations to end shutdown
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Speaker Mike Johnson weighed in on the possibility of a vote on extending Obamacare subsidies enhanced during COVID-19 pandemic.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., however, had been floating a vote on such an extension in exchange for Democrats voting to end the shutdown — which is now in its 37th day. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
"Leader Thune has bent over backwards. He's offered them a vote. You know what they told him in response? ‘No, we need you to guarantee the outcome of that vote.’ Well, that's ridiculous," Johnson said when asked about holding such a vote by a guaranteed date in the House if the deal succeeds in breaking the logjam.
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