Trump tells Senate Republicans he supports health subsidies in budget bill
By Erica Werner, Robert Costa and Mike DeBonis March 19 at 3:54 PM
President Trump assured two Senate Republicans in a weekend conference call that he wants tens of billions of dollars to lower health-care premiums included in a must-pass spending bill. Trump made the commitment in an hour-long call Saturday with Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), according to three people briefed on the conversation.
Trump then called top GOP leaders in the House and the Senate to reiterate his support for the money — including payments to insurers under the Affordable Care Act that he had previously ended — the people said. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to detail the private conversations.
However, despite the president’s support, it was highly uncertain Monday whether the health-care language would end up in the $1 trillion-plus spending bill that must pass by midnight Friday to stave off a government shutdown. The legislation was expected to be released Monday night, but the parties were still debating several issues, including the health-care language.
Democrats were resisting the health measures because Republicans were seeking to include language limiting federal funding for abortions.
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