Which Democrats voted to reopen the federal government?
The Senate voted 60-40 to reopen government funding, delaying the decision on Affordable Care Act subsidies to December, after a record 40-day shutdown disrupted aid and federal pay.
- A breakaway group of eight Democratic Senators supported a compromise deal to reopen the federal government, defying Chuck Schumer.
- Senator John Fetterman noted that seven colleagues joined him in voting against the party line to end the shutdown.
- The senators who voted for the deal are not up for reelection in 2026, indicating their decision was not swayed by electoral concerns.
- In exchange for their support, Democratic lawmakers secured a promise for a mid-December vote on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits.
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Senate Democrats Unveil ACA Subsidy Extension Plan as GOP Pushes for Reforms
In exchange for their support to end the 43-day government shutdown, Republicans guaranteed a handful of Senate Democrats a vote during the month of December to extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. Today, Senate Democrats unveiled their bill to do…
Senator Murray defends her shutdown stance, amid looming health care cost increases
Congress is back at work after the longest federal government shutdown ever that was triggered when Senate Democrats refused to approve a spending plan amid a standoff over expiring health care subsidies. Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray talked to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about what happened and what comes next.
Democrats, keep affordability focus as Americans’ costs rise under Trump
The longest government shutdown in history is over following Sunday’s “Senate surrender,” as described by U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Tacoma. Seven Democrats and one independent voted with Republicans to advance the Senate’s short-term funding bill. The Tacoma Democrat piled onto a heap of intraparty condemnation, saying those senators “got played” and “lost their nerves” as the shutdown wore on.
‘Give The Patient The Power’: Cassidy Says Subsidies Should Go To Families, Not Insurance Companies
WASHINGTON—Congress may have reopened the government, but it still has to decide what to do with the Obamacare subsidies at the center of the shutdown fight. Senator Bill Cassidy thinks they should go straight to American families — not health insurance companies.Cassidy, who chairs the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, told The Daily Wire this week that he was working with Republicans and Democrats alike on a proposal that would gi…
Democrats Are in a Messaging Minefield After Government Shutdown Fold
Francis Chung/POLITICO/APDemocrats emerged from the longest ever government shutdown with virtually nothing to show for it — at least in terms of health care.That’s a messaging conundrum for a party that’s still reeling from 2024 losses, and that swore to voters that they would not fold without tangible concessions on health care from Republicans.“It doesn't help us,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal told NOTUS in a brief interview. “I don't think it helps …
Hakeem Jeffries Makes Desperate Move To Extend Obamacare Subsidies As Shutdown Ends - The American Tribune.com
In yet another last gasp of Democrat nonsense as the federal government shutdown finally draws to a close thanks to Democrats in the Senate voting with Republicans to end the shutdown, House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has moved to try and extend the Obamacare subsidies that will be ended if the GOP spending package passes as written. As background, the now-ending shutdown began on October 1, when the Democratic Party rejected a …
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