U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., says she is not in favor of a clean extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies amid reporting from Punchbowl News that she is trying to get President Donald Trump to agree to a plan on the issue.
“Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) has spoken with the president several times this week to pitch the idea, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter,” the outlet reported.
Britt and other GOP senators, some with different views on the subject, were scheduled to meet with Trump on Thursday, but we’re told the meeting was canceled for unrelated reasons.”
But Britt clarified on X that she is not in support of a clean extension of the subsidies that are set to expire on Dec. 31.
“As Republicans work on fixing Democrats’ health care disaster, I have long stated that any clean extension of these COVID-era subsidies continues to be a nonstarter.”
AL.com has contacted the senator’s office about the report and her stance on ACA subsidies.
The subsidies are tax credits under the ACA that made health insurance more affordable and accessible for millions of Americans.
Their expiration will result in premiums doubling and more than 130,000 Alabamians losing access to health care.
Britt has previously been described as a key negotiator and intermediary between the White House and congressional members in the bipartisan deal to end the shutdown.
The GOP has reportedly been deliberating internally to determine a plan to address healthcare as many Republicans believe the issue can lead to many losses in the 2026 midterms.
According to the Alabama Reflector, Britt previously expressed skepticism at a Democrat plan to extend ACA subsidies for a year saying, “a proposal of just a one-year extension doesn’t deal with any of the issues that are in front of us on that.”
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