US EditionRick Scott Promises Restructuring of Obamacare, Blames Dems for Affordability Issues
The funding bill ends a 40-day shutdown, restores federal worker pay, and delays a vote on ACA premium tax credits, which expire at year-end, leaving millions affected.
- On Sunday night, the U.S. Senate advanced a funding bill in a 60-40 procedural vote with eight Democrats breaking ranks, ending a nearly six-week logjam.
- Democrats had argued that blocking funding pressured Republicans to extend emergency ACA premium tax credits, which leaders called an 'emergency' and extended through Dec. 31, 2025.
- A 31-page continuing resolution includes a three-bill 'minibus' funding military construction/VA, Agriculture/FDA, and legislative branch operations, restores full SNAP funding, authorizes back pay, reverses layoffs, and bars cuts until Jan. 30.
- The deal leaves Affordable Care Act tax credits unresolved, requiring House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and President Donald Trump to approve any extension, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., opposed the deal.
- By the end of the second week of December, senators agreed to a vote with Democrats controlling bill content, but Republican senators opposing ACA credits may cause failure, though defenders say it benefits Democrats for next year's midterm elections.
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Why did Democrats fight so long — before caving?
WHY DID DEMOCRATS FIGHT SO LONG — BEFORE CAVING? The government shutdown lasted 40 days before Senate Democrats abandoned the filibuster that closed offices, left workers without paychecks, threatened supplemental food benefits for millions, began a gradual shutdown of the commercial aviation system, and much more. The question is: Why did those Democrats hold out for so long? Why did they stubbornly play a losing hand even as millions of people…
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