Greene Breaks with GOP Leaders, Urges Shutdown Deal and ACA Subsidies

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has publicly broken with Republican leaders in recent weeks, urging compromise to end the federal government shutdown, defending extensions of Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and pressing for release of Justice Department records in the Jeffrey Epstein matter. Her statements, delivered in interviews, social media posts and a podcast appearance, have put her at odds with House leadership and highlighted divisions within the GOP as the shutdown entered its third week.

Greene criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Republicans for the stalled talks, saying the parties should consider procedural changes to clear a path for funding. She urged senators to eliminate the 60 vote threshold so her party could act without bipartisan support and blamed congressional leaders, not the president, for the impasse. She has also joined a discharge petition that would force a vote requiring the Justice Department to release files related to the Epstein investigation, an effort that has drawn rebukes from other Republican officials.

On health care, Greene has sided with Democratic lawmakers in calling for preservation of premium tax credits...