US EditionSenate passes first stage of deal that could end government shutdown
- On Sunday evening the U.S. Senate moved to advance a vote to reopen the federal government after a 40-day shutdown, testing support with an initial procedural vote.
- The dispute has centered on Democrats demanding an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits expiring January 1, while Republicans resisted healthcare talks during the shutdown but signaled openness to delay, and President Donald Trump pushed alternative health proposals.
- The package would fund operations through Jan. 30 and combine three full-year appropriations bills, including provisions to reverse Trump administration firings of federal workers since Oct. 1 with backpay and cover food assistance, veterans programs and a $203.5 million increase for lawmaker security.
- The measure now moves to the House of Representatives, where it must pass and be signed by President Donald Trump, as U.S. airlines canceled over 2,000 flights with more than 7,000 delays.
- Looking ahead, ACA enrollees numbering 24 million face premiums expected to more than double next year if subsidies lapse, despite a promised December vote that Sen. Bernie Sanders warns may be meaningless without House action.
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Moderate Democrats take first step toward ending US government shutdown
The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who say Americans want them to continue the fight.In a test vote that is the first in a series of required procedural maneuvers, the Senate voted 60-40 to move toward passing compromise legislation to fund the government and hold a late…
The U.S. Senate has taken a decisive step towards ending the government standstill. Senators agreed to a compromise to finance government operations by January 30th.
The US Senate has passed a tentative deal to end the 40-day federal government shutdown, the longest in the nation's history.
Despite this, President Donald Trump is pushing to replace Obamacare's health subsidies with direct payments to citizens, a point that continues to block the deal with the Democrats.
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