House Speaker Mike Johnson told Newsmax on Tuesday that Democrat leaders are misleading and flat-out lying to the American people by making Affordable Care Act subsidies a sticking point in the ongoing fight to avert a government shutdown.
Appearing on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America,” the Louisiana Republican said Democrats are using a false talking point to shift blame for a potential lapse in funding, while President Donald Trump and Republicans are negotiating in good faith.
Johnson was reacting to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s assertion on Monday that the “real effects” of Obamacare subsidies would hit Americans on Oct. 1, not when they expire on Dec. 31. Further, Schumer said Trump “was not aware” of that impending pitfall.
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