Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday he would not offer Democrats a House vote on extending expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies as part of a deal to end the government shutdown.

Asked at a press conference if he could assure Democrats in the House that they would get a vote on extending the subsidies, Johnson said, “No, because we did our job, and I’m not part of the negotiation.”

“I'm not promising anybody anything. I'm going to let this process play out,” he continued.

Senate Democrats have repeatedly blocked a stopgap measure to reopen the government as they demand Republicans address their concerns on health care — namely, an extension of the subsidies. Plus-ups to the subsidies signed into law under former President Biden during the COVID-19 pandemic expire at the

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