House Speaker Paul Ryan said President Trump’s decision to end Obamacare insurer payments was the right call as it preserves the House’s congressional authority over federal spending.

Trump announced late Thursday it would end the payments that reimburse insurers for lowering out-of-pocket costs for low-income Obamacare customers. The White House said the reason is the payments are unconstitutional, and it cited a lawsuit filed in 2014 by Ryan’s predecessor, John Boehner.

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