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"I'm a lean-no on doing anything to help subsidize the ACA," he said. "There's just much better ways to handle this."
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Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who is a member of the Finance Committee and chairs the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, punted on the ACA subsidies question.
"I think it needs to be studied," he said.
Republican Sen. John Cornyn, who is running for re-election to his Texas seat, didn't close the door to an ACA funding extension, but said he's open to modifying the thresholds. "We need to have a discussion about what level is appropriate," Cornyn said, while adding that it could be paired with policies to "eliminate the waste and fraud" in health care.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:n5dcfqt6zwjlp5zh27moomlx/bafkreihe7qpflmewjuuigualawyqaik2b55dmgj35okpdpmc3h6m2wqtly)
![Screengrab from article : "Republicans have plenty of time to ram through tax cuts for billionaires - but they literally haven't even talked about extending health tax credits for working-class families," Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said on X. [Sen. Patty Murray’s statement highlighted by poster, followed by added two red exclamation points.]
"Republican indifference is a major reason why your premiums will be spiking dramatically
THIS YEAR."
GOP proponents say there are other
opportunities to extend the funds - including a stand-alone bill or a year-end package of various health care provisions and tax extenders. One thing is clear: Republicans will need Democratic support, given the divisions in their own ranks.
And they may need to modify the existing version to make it palatable in the party.
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., an early proponent of continuing the funds, said this week that
"there's a question about whether or not it's the…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:n5dcfqt6zwjlp5zh27moomlx/bafkreihdbz5l2pkbdmoiqcteaaj3jwdc7vdcrpoxo3htvftlzglc3im32m)
