Marjorie Taylor Greene PRAISED by top Democrat after dramatic split from GOP over government shutdown
by Jon Michael Raasch
Daily Mail
Oct 7, 2025
Conservative firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has been embraced by Democrats after expressing reservations over letting Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) subsidies expire at the end of the year
Democrats are suddenly loving conservative firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
‘Hold on to your hats,’ Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday, ‘I think this is the first time I’ve said this, but on this issue, Representative Greene said it perfectly.’
Schumer then proceeded to read a portion of a social media post authored by Greene that was critical of her party’s approach to expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, more commonly known as Obamacare.
Her lengthy post noted how she’s ‘absolutely disgusted’ that premiums for health insurance could double at the end of the year, should Congress not renew the subsidies that are slated to expire at year’s end.
‘I’m going to go against everyone on this issue because when the tax credits expire this year my own adult children’s insurance premiums for 2026 are going to DOUBLE, along with all the wonderful families and hard-working people in my district,’ the Georgia Republican wrote.
The expiring Obamacare subsidies are the key sticking point in the ongoing government shutdown, making Greene’s admission that they are important to her so controversial among Republicans.
Democrats, including Schumer, have repeatedly said that they would be willing to negotiate an end to the shutdown should Republicans come to the table and talk about extending subsidies.
Effectively, every Republican, including GOP leadership, has said that all negotiations to extend the ACA subsidies should come after a government funding deal is reached. All except Greene.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on Tuesday: ‘I think this is the first time I’ve said this, but on this issue (Obamacare subsidies), Representative Greene said it perfectly’
‘No I’m not towing the party line on this, or playing loyalty games. I’m a Republican and won’t vote for illegals to have any tax payer funded healthcare or benefits,’ Greene’s lengthy post on the ACA continued. ‘I’m AMERICA ONLY!!!’
Greene's office did not respond to the Daily Mail's request for comment.
The House passed a funding bill in September to keep the government open. However, that bill has not received the 60 votes necessary in the Senate to pass the government funding proposal.
Republicans hold 53 seats in the Senate and need Democratic votes to pass any funding deal.
The Senate has unsuccessfully voted on the funding bill five times and will presumably continue to vote on the proposal until an agreement is made.
Though Democrats are adamant that it won’t happen unless ACA subsidies are included.
Greene’s split with her party on the matter represents the latest dramatic break that Greene has had with Republicans.
In early August, Greene told the Daily Mail that she increasingly feels the Republican party is walking away from her.
Greene is close with President Donald Trump and frequently campaigned with him, making her split with her party even more surprising
Greene has had public disagreements with Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson (L) in the past over funding and their party's strategy
'I don't know if the Republican Party is leaving me, or if I'm kind of not relating to Republican Party as much anymore,' she revealed at the time. 'I don't know which one it is.'
'I think the Republican Party has turned its back on America First and the workers and just regular Americans,' she continued.
Her worries stem from the Republican Party’s embrace of foreign nations, like Israel, while American workers get left out in the lurch on affordability.
‘Hi this is your daily reminder that insurance has become UNAFFORDABLE for most Americans,’ Greene posted on X this week. ‘Health, Auto, and Home. I wish my party would make this a priority.’
California Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna was quick to offer her an olive branch.
‘Yes, unaffordability is the issue @RepMTG,’ Khanna replied. ‘Let's do something bipartisan to bring cost of living down.’
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