Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) tore into her own party this week, accusing Republicans of having no plan to fix the nation’s healthcare system as costs continue to rise.
During a heated House GOP conference call, Greene criticized President Donald Trump’s political staff and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for failing to act on healthcare reform.
She said the party’s lack of direction is leaving millions of Americans without relief as the year-end deadline for expiring subsidies approaches.
“The House isn’t even in session passing our bills or the President’s executive orders,” Greene posted on X after the call. “I demanded to know from Speaker Johnson what the Republican plan for healthcare is to build the off-ramp off Obamacare and the ACA tax credits.”
The Georgia congresswoman made clear she has no patience for what she views as Republican complacency.
Greene, who boasts nearly seven million followers on X, has been one of the few Republicans urging her party to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies before they expire.
She has repeatedly said healthcare costs are crushing families like her own and that affordability remains one of her top issues.
Her remarks come as the government shutdown drags into its 28th day.
Democrats are refusing to pass a funding bill unless Republicans agree to negotiate on healthcare reform.
Trump has blamed the shutdown on Democrats but has not directly engaged in talks to end it, as reported by The Daily Mail.
House and Senate GOP leaders say any discussions about ACA extensions will happen only after the government reopens.
Johnson recently told reporters that House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) is leading efforts to draft a Republican healthcare proposal. But Greene isn’t convinced those plans exist.
“Johnson said he’s got pages of policy ideas and committees working on it,” Greene wrote. “But he refused to give one policy proposal to our GOP conference on our own call.”
She even joked that she might have to “go into a SCIF to find out the Republican healthcare plan,” mocking how secretive party leaders have been.
Democrats, meanwhile, are hoping Trump and Johnson will eventually agree to negotiate on Obamacare subsidies once the government is funded.
Greene has grown increasingly vocal in distancing herself from House leadership. Her criticism carries weight due to the GOP’s slim 219-213 majority, where every vote counts.
She also used the call to urge Senate Republicans to scrap the filibuster and pass funding bills with a simple majority vote.
Her proposal would mark a significant departure from Senate precedent, but it underscores the growing frustration within the GOP ranks.
For Greene, the message was simple: voters are tired of waiting. “We were sent here to fix problems, not hide behind excuses,” she said.
