No. of Recommendations: 5
Let me remind you of what someone here said with respect to the republicans being caught between a rock and a hard place in just another ten days or so:
If the November 21 date passes and the current CR disappears, I don't think Johnson is able to pass a new CR out of the House without an ACA subsidy fix. With the Grijalva appointment and the GOP vacancy, they have (I believe) only two votes to give - and I can't see Greene voting for a CR without the ACA stuff in it, at this point.
Yep - but it was pointed out to me in an IRL discussion that the Senate had already amended the bill in a number of ways, and that they would certainly include an amendment to move 11/21 to some other date. The prior House-passed bill doesn't disappear, it just needs House action again.
So Thune et. al. will now test my statement above - whether Greene (and Massie) will vote for a CR without the ACA stuff in it. They amended the bill in a way that necessitates a new House vote. We'll see if Johnson and Trump can deliver it, or if Greene (or others) dig in and fights for the ACA subsidies.
