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"Take those words out of your mouth," Johnson reportedly said.
According to Gorman, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) tried to win over Johnson with two separate proposals to extend the tax credits beyond 2026. Kiggans' legislation included a way to get around the statutory requirement for an extension to be budget-neutral, though Johnson and other Republicans have insisted on other measures to pay for the extension that moderates oppose.
The speaker is such a stooge for trump, he is throwing the gop under the bus to please the guy in the WH. He is assuring the gop political demise in 2026 by refusing to even hold a vote on the ACA. He is hurting the very people that voted for repubs. This is not going over good in many red states.