GOP Lacks Sufficient Plan on Healthcare, Says McHenry

Former Republican Representative Patrick McHenry, who served as chair of the House Financial Services Committee, and is a Bloomberg Contributor says Republicans have failed to create a successful message to counter the Democrats’ strength on the Affordable Care Act.

Four Republican lawmakers have signed onto House Democrats’ effort to force a vote on a three-year clean extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, an act of defiance against GOP leaders as moderates grow frustrated over health care.
Three Pennsylvania Republicans — Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Rob Bresnahan, and Ryan Mackenzie, along with New York’s Mike Lawler, signed Democrats’ discharge petition on the three-year bill. Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) is helming the effort.
Congress has been scrambling to address a coming health insurance cliff as Covid-era enhanced subsidies expire Dec. 31. (Source: Bloomberg)