AJC: “Asked if a GOP plan had been presented on the subsidies, Republicans had little to offer to reporters. ‘Nope,’ came the curt answer from U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-St. Simons Island.”
GOP U.S. Senate candidate and “MAGA warrior” Rep. Buddy Carter responded with just the word “nope” when asked if the GOP has a plan for expiring ACA tax credits, as 1.4 million Georgians brace to see their premiums skyrocket without an extension by the end of the year.
During the longest government shutdown in history, Carter didn’t bother showing up to work for over 50 days even though his constituents face potential average ACA premium increases of 296% for an average 60-year-old couple.
Carter’s blunt admission comes after even fellow MAGA extremist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed House Republicans for not having a “single policy idea” to protect affordable health care for millions of Americans.
AJC Opinion: Epstein vote was easy; health insurance changes are not
By Jamie Dupree | November 20th, 2025
KEY EXCERPTS:
- Just before this week’s vote in Congress ordering the release of the Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse files, House Republicans met behind closed doors at the U.S. Capitol to talk about what’s ahead on health care policy.
- Inside, concerns were aired about the lack of a GOP plan to deal with expiring subsidies under the Obama health law, which had been the central battleground for Democrats during the 43-day government shutdown.
- Asked if a GOP plan had been presented on the subsidies, Republicans had little to offer to reporters. “Nope,” came the curt answer from U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-St. Simons Island.
- No one should be surprised by the lack of action, as there is strong GOP opposition to making even minor changes to Obamacare in the House […]
- It may be that the most likely outcome is no action at all, resulting in higher health care costs for millions, many of them in GOP-led states like Georgia […]