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Frustrated Republican Centrists Join Democrats to Force ACA Vote

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

Daily News, News

44K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

P.M. Edition for Dec. 17. Some frustrated Republicans have bucked leadership and sided with House Democrats to force a vote on extending expiring healthcare subsidies. WSJ Congressional reporter Siobhan Hughes explains how next year’s midterms are factoring into that decision. Plus, the Oscars are going digital and heading to a new home: YouTube. And WSJ entertainment reporter Joe Flint tells us what options Paramount has left in its pursuit of Warner after the media company rejects its hostile bid. Julie Chang hosts.Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:25.7

Being blind to those gaps is the real miss.

0:28.4

Visit Deloitte.com to learn how your enterprise can help successfully cultivate talent.

0:36.0

The Oscars are leaving their longtime home at ABC, shifting from traditional TV broadcasting to YouTube.

0:44.2

Plus, a group of frustrated GOP centrists side with House Democrats to force a vote on extending health care subsidies.

0:51.5

To see this group of Republicans who are pretty much go

0:55.4

along, get along guys, not likely to be difficult for leadership, do this, really underscores

1:00.7

the political potency of the insurance issue. And what's next for Paramount after Warner rejects

1:06.1

its bid again? It's Wednesday, December 17th. I'm Julie Chang for the Wall Street Journal,

1:12.1

sitting in for Alex Oscella. This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and

1:17.6

business stories that move the world today. Four House Republicans have bucked their leadership and cited with Democrats on an attempt to extend health care subsidies for millions of Americans.

1:37.9

The four provided the final signatures needed to force a floor vote on the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.

1:44.1

Those tax credits are set to go

1:45.7

back to levels from before the pandemic, meaning higher health care costs next year for many Americans.

1:52.2

One of the dissenting Republicans, New York Representative Mike Lawler, says, Congress has a

1:57.0

responsibility to act when leadership blocks action entirely.

2:03.2

House Speaker Mike Johnson objects to the maneuver.

2:05.7

He spoke on CNBC early this morning.

2:13.2

You know, doing an end run around the majority party, the speaker, or the regular process is not the best way to make law.

2:17.9

Shabon Hughes, who covers Congress for the Wall Street Journal, is joining us now from the Senate Press Gallery. Shabon, why are these particular lawmakers going against their leadership?

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