GOP must hold its ground on enhanced subsidies

There are many things to like about the deal that ended the government shutdown last week. Most importantly, it reopens the government without committing taxpayers to tens of billions of dollars in new spending on COVID-era enhanced premium subsidies for coverage sold through Obamacare’s exchanges.

But the battle over these subsidies is far from over. Republican leaders have promised Democrats a vote in early December on whether to extend those tax credits. The GOP must hold fast, just as it did during the 43-day shutdown. The enhanced subsidies remain a gargantuan waste of money.