US EditionSchumer offers deal to reopen federal government, with 1-year ACA tax credit extension
- On Friday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will speak on the Senate floor about a proposal to end the longest government shutdown, which centers on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies.
- Partisan disagreement over pandemic-era subsidies has driven the stalemate in Congress, with Senate Democrats refusing funding bills that ignore expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies and Republicans arguing they are too costly after the COVID emergency ended.
- For the first time, SNAP benefits were not delivered, and the Brookings Institute warned recent changes will make SNAP less responsive in downturns.
- With the House unlikely to follow, Speaker Mike Johnson has declined to promise support for reopening tied to subsidy restoration, while Senate Republicans allow a vote but not passage, and Sen. John Thune said the President is ready to help if the government reopens.
- Brian Blase told senators continuing subsidies raises concerns about fraud and fiscal strain, warning it would exacerbate fraud, increase premiums and deepen debt.
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Senate Republicans decline Democratic offer to reopen the government
Senate Republicans reject Democrat offer to extend health care subsidies for a year in order to reopen the government, as a bipartisan impasse over the longest government shutdown in US history continues and nears the 40-day mark.
Senate Republicans Reject Democrats’ Latest Offer to End Shutdown
Senate Democrats pitched a new proposal Friday to end the government shutdown that Republicans immediately rejected, leaving the two sides no closer to resolving the standoff after a week of bipartisan negotiations.
Republicans swat down Democratic offer to end shutdown as impasse continues into 38th day - Boston News, Weather, Sports
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly swatted down a Democratic offer to reopen the government and extend expiring health care subsidies for a year, calling it a “nonstarter” as the partisan impasse over the shutdown continued into its 38th day. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer made the offer to reopen the government on Friday as Republicans have refused to negotiate on demands to extend health care subsidies. It was …
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