Controversial MAGA figure Marjorie Taylor Greene has again broken from the Republican Party, this time to speak out against expiring Obamacare subsidies.
The Georgia representative said in a post on X on Monday that while she is “not a fan” of Obamacare she was concerned about insurance premiums doubling when tax credits expire.
She said she was not prepared to toe the party line on this issue.
Funding for Obamacare expires at the end of this year and Democrats are pushing to have it extended, along with a select few Republicans, which now include Greene.
Why It Matters
This public divide comes amid an ongoing government shutdown standoff and at a time when millions of Americans face potentially unaffordable premium hikes if subsidies expire.
The issue has exposed tensions over how GOP lawmakers prioritize domestic policy versus their traditional opposition to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with Greene’s stance highlighting internal party fractures and the urgent socioeconomic impact on ordinary Americans.
Greene has repeatedly broken from party lines recently—on Sunday, she accused Republican lawmakers in Georgia of adopting policies “like we are governed by Democrats,” and that the party “never govern like they campaign.”
What To Know
Greene, known for her strong alignment with President Donald Trump, described the ACA as a “scam” that rendered health insurance unaffordable for her family following its passage, but signaled a willingness to support extending subsidies to prevent premiums from doubling for Americans—including her own children—if tax credits expire at the end of 2025.
“I was not in Congress when all this Obamacare, ‘Affordable Care Act’ bulls**t started—I got here in 2021,” she said. “As a matter of fact, the ACA made health insurance UNAFFORDABLE for my family after it was passed, with skyrocketing premiums higher than our house payment.”
“Let’s just say as nicely as possible, I’m not a fan,” she added.
“But I’m going to go against everyone on this issue because when the tax credits expire this year my own adult children’s insurance premiums for 2026 are going to DOUBLE, along with all the wonderful families and hard-working people in my district,” she said. No I’m not towing the party line on this, or playing loyalty games.”
Greene went on to say that “not a single Republican in leadership talked to us about this or has given us a plan to help Americans deal with their health insurance premiums DOUBLING!!!”
Referencing her dissent on the Republican Party’s support for Israel, she went on to say: “Our country sent $30 billion to Israel in 2024 alone killing countless innocent children and sent HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS to Ukraine in the past few years. By the way, I voted NO to all of that murder! America has funded the Ukrainian government, Ukrainian pensions, and Ukrainian businesses during this entire stupid war that America should have nothing to do with.”
“All our country does is fund foreign countries and foreign wars, and never does anything to help the American people,” she said.
Greene’s stance comes as House Republican leaders, including Speaker Mike Johnson, have refused to consider health care funding until Democrats agree to end the government shutdown. Democrats, meanwhile, have made an extension of ACA tax credits central to their demands in negotiations.
What People Are Saying
Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene told NBC News: “[Health insurance premiums are] one of the top issues I hear about in my district. I’m conservative and obviously want to do everything I can to reduce spending and the overall national debt … However, I am unapologetically America-first to the point of being America-only and would rather spend money on Americans, helping Americans, rather than fund foreign wars and foreign countries.”
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social: “I am happy to work with the Democrats on their Failed Healthcare Policies, or anything else, but first they must allow our Government to reopen. In fact, they should open our Government tonight!”
House Speaker Mike Johnson told NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday: “Obamacare is not working. We’re trying to fix it.”
What Happens Next
The House remains at an impasse as lawmakers seek to resolve the shutdown and determine the future of ACA tax credits. Greene’s vocal dissent, coupled with her readiness to work with anyone focused on “AMERICA ONLY,” signals potential bipartisan negotiations on health care. However, Republican leaders continue to oppose integrating subsidy extensions into government funding bills, leaving the fate of millions’ insurance costs uncertain.