Democratic leader offers deal to reopen government, but Republicans sneer [View all]
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Published Fri, Nov 7 2025 2:50 PM EST Updated 31 Min Ago
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Friday offered a new plan to Republican lawmakers that would allow the U.S. government to reopen from a shutdown that began Oct. 1.
But Republicans quickly dismissed Schumer’s proposal.
That deal hinges on protecting enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for at least one year in exchange for Democrats dropping their demand that a long-term extension of ACA tax credits be included in a stopgap government funding bill.
“I find Senator Schumer’s demands ridiculous and equivalent to political hostage taking to continue bad policy, Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, said in a post on X. “We should not be made to continue flooding health insurance companies with taxpayer dollars under Obamacare as the price to open up the government,” Graham said. “My no vote will be an unequivocal rejection of Senator Schumer’s very bad idea.”
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Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Friday offered a new plan to Republican lawmakers that would allow the U.S. government to reopen from a shutdown that began Oct. 1.
Schumer's proposal calls for Democrats to agree to pass a so-called clean resolution that would provide short-term funding for government operations.
In exchange, the New York lawmaker said, Republicans would agree to a separate one-year extension of existing enhanced tax credits that are used to reduce the cost of health insurance purchased on Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
The other leg of the deal calls for the establishment of a bipartisan committee to continue negotiations on long-term reforms to address the issue of health-care affordability.
Published Fri, Nov 7 2025 2:50 PM EST Updated 2 Min Ago
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Friday offered a new plan to Republicans that would allow the U.S. government to reopen after a shutdown that began on Oct. 1.
Schumer's proposal calls for Democrats to agree to pass a so-called clean resolution that would provide short-term funding for government operations.
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