Скачать или смотреть Breaking down the deal to end federal shutdown after 8 Democrats break impasse with GOP

A legislative package that appears on track to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less costly for millions of Americans.

The deal agreed to by Senate Republicans and a handful of Democrats on Sunday instead only guarantees a December vote on the enhanced premium tax credits, which are set to expire at the end of the year without congressional action.

Even then, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La, hasn’t agreed to a matching House vote on the issue, making the chances of an extension increasingly bleak.

Some Democratic lawmakers looking to compromise have sought one-or two-year stopgap measures that would keep the subsidies alive, but they’ve failed to get buy-in from Republican leadership.

Meanwhile, some Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump have argued for letting the subsidies expire and suggested alternatives to defray health costs, such as federal flexible spending accounts given to every eligible American. #Politics #Trump #News #Congress

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