WASHINGTON — Republicans won’t include extensions of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies in the upcoming government spending bill, setting up a clash with Democrats that could result in a shutdown later this month.

Top GOP leaders won’t include language to extend the premium tax credits in any short-term spending deal, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters on Monday, instead suggesting they would punt that issue further down the road.

“That’s a December policy issue, not a September funding issue,” Johnson said.

The tax subsidies were initially passed in the Affordable Care Care Act under then-President Barack Obama, and they were later extended by former President Joe Biden until the end of 2025. Now with just months until the deadline, after which families could see t

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