President Donald Trump has said he “might” veto a bill that passed through the House on Thursday that would extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies.
Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One on Sunday en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, the president was asked if he would veto the bill if it passed through the Senate, to which Trump responded: “I might.”
A White House official told Newsweek: “The President has been clear that he believes the money in question should go directly to people to buy their own health care rather than to big insurance companies to pad their bottom line.”
Why It Matters
The ACA enhanced tax credits, which gave millions more Americans access to ACA-compliant health plans on the Marketplace, have been a particularly divisive issue in Congress.
The subsidies sat at the forefront of debate between the parties as they tried to pass stopgap funding legislation during the shutdown, and they continue to be an issue that lawmakers are divided over.
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