No. of Recommendations: 3
But how come we're going to let the enhanced subsidies lapse? That should be too painful too.It
is painful. That's why you've had Republicans cross the aisle in both the Senate and the House to keep them from lapsing, and why Johnson probably won't be able to keep it bottled up in the House (the discharge petition has already garnered enough signatures). Thune has a little more control in the Senate, so they
might succeed in putting a lid on it - but it will be touch and go. I wouldn't be shocked if once it passes the House, Thune can't keep it from getting through the Senate. And even if he does, the impact very well could lead to a repeat of that time when Dan Rostenkowski got pwned in a parking lot over Medicare changes back in the 1980's:
npr.org - Golden oldie seniors protest hThe Medicare changes were repealed the following year.
