Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) will speak with reporters Wednesday morning as the government shutdown stretches to nearly a month.
The lapse in funding, the second-longest in history, was extended Tuesday after Democrats blocked the GOP-backed continuing resolution for the 13th time. Democrats have argued that health care subsidies, which expire under the Affordable Care Act at the end of the year, must be included in the stopgap funding bill.
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Wall Street Journal urges GOP to kill ObamaCare subsidies
The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal is urging Republicans in Congress to end health care subsidies introduced as part of ObamaCare as the party tries to negotiate an end to the government shutdown, which has stretched into its fourth week.
"Despite longtime Democratic political dominance on healthcare, more voters may be noticing for the first time in years that the Affordable Care Act is a debacle that has made care worse and more expensive," the Journal wrote a...
Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases
The government website now shows consumers how much their health insurance costs will increase next year, as Congress remains at an impasse over the plans’ subsidies.
Trump pitches working with Democrats on ObamaCare alternative
President Trump floated working with Democrats on an alternative to ObamaCare on Wednesday, saying the two parties could come up with a “much better” option.
“We have to fix health care because ObamaCare is a disaster,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One en route to South Korea.
“When you see the increases in ObamaCare, it never worked. It never will work, and we can do something with the Democrats much better than ObamaCare,” he continued. “Less mo...
Watch live: Johnson gives remarks on Day 29 of shutdown as pressure mounts
House Speaker Mike Johnson will hold his daily press conference Wednesday morning as pressure mounts on both sides of the aisle to reopen the government after funding lapsed nearly a month ago.
Johnson teased earlier this week that Republicans are working to develop a GOP replacement for the Affordable Care Act and the expiring tax credits that have been at the center of Democrats' demands. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday aired frustration over the lack of tr...
GOP senator scolds Greene: ‘Present an option’ and ‘don’t just criticize what other people are doing’
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) on Tuesday urged Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to stop sharing criticism about GOP lawmakers' approach to solving the lapse in Affordable Care Act subsidies and present her own plan.
“If this is something she‘s passionate about, put pen to paper, write a bill, present an option,” Moreno said during an appearance on CNN’s “The Source.”
“Don‘t just criticize what other people are doing,” he added.
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Congress stares down shutdown ‘D-Day’
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Shutdown pain spikes this weekend, upping pressure on Congress to strike deal
The shutdown pain is set to spiral.
After four weeks when the real-world impacts of the budget impasse have been relatively limited, a series of deadlines governing a range of programs will converge at the turn of the month to send the effects of the shutdown well beyond the Beltway.
The D-Day moment, which hits this weekend, is poised to wallop groups as varied as military troops, patients on ObamaCare, kids in Head Start, and low-income families on food stamps.<...
Democrats wobble as pressure to end shutdown ramps up
Senate Democrats are taking a close look at a Republican proposal to pay all federal employees — including essential and furloughed workers — as they’re under new pressure from the nation’s largest federal workers union to pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the government.
They also plan to introduce legislation to pay for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and extend funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,...
Trump shows little incentive to broker end to shutdown
The White House is in no rush to mediate a deal to end the government shutdown, lacking any urgency to help lawmakers reach an agreement as pressure increases on both parties to solve the stand off.
President Trump has had no direct communication with top Democrats since the shutdown began nearly one month ago. In fact, Trump and his top aides feel like Democrats have no good way out and the administration has made no qualms about using agency messaging to politically blame...