Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) revealed that he invited Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to sit in on House committees debating the Obamacare subsidies, a decision that follows Greene’s split from the GOP over the expiring tax credits.

Greene penned a blistering statement last week in support of extending the subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year and which are at the center of the government shutdown stalemate, bucking her own party leadership. Johnson sought to tamp down the criticism from Greene at the time, saying she simply hadn’t been filled in as those discussions take place in specific committees.

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On Sunday, however, Johnson said that after a “thoughtful conversation” with Greene, the Georgia Republican would be allowed to participate in those healthcare policy talks, despite her not being on those associated committees.

“Marjorie does not serve on those committees so I offered to have her come in the room and be a part of that discussion if indeed she wants to do that,” Johnson said on Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream.

The apparent flip comes as cracks have been forming in the GOP over the subsidies, threatening the party leadership’s message to simply pass a “clean” funding bill and leave the potential Obamacare tax credit extension to when the government reopens.

With her support for the subsidies, Greene joined a growing group of Republican lawmakers challenging Republican leadership on the issue, which includes Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), as well as Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Susan Collins (R-ME).

Senate Democrats have also dug in on their strategy, even as the shutdown has lasted nearly two weeks with no end in sight.

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On Sunday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) signaled he would continue to vote against the Republican funding bills coming to the floor if they did not include the Obamacare tax credit extension.

“In about a month, premiums are going to go up by 75%, and we have to make a decision whether this budget is going to allow for that to happen or to stop it,” he said on Face the Nation. “So we have a responsibility in this upcoming budget to prevent disaster for families whose premiums are about to go up, and to address the destruction of our democracy and the rule of law that’s happening all over this country.”