Obamacare Is Key to Whether the Government Will Shut Down Next Month. Here’s Why

Obamacare is key to whether the government will shut down next month. Here’s why

The beefed-up ACA subsidies enacted during the Biden administration are set to expire at the end of this year unless Republicans agree to extend them as part of a spending deal.

Thune: Stopgap Bill Shouldn’t Include Obamacare Subsidies

Senate Republican leaders are open to discussing the expiration of Obamacare health insurance subsidies after a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown is passed, Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters Tuesday. Democrats have vowed to block a short-term government funding bill unless Republicans agree to extend billions of dollars in Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. Thune, though, insisted that a Sept. 30 short-term …