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Government Shutdown Hits Workers as Health Care Talks Stalemate
10/21/2025
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Story summary
- The federal government shutdown is in its fourth week and furloughs hundreds of thousands of workers, including in Oregon.
- Democrats seek extensions to Affordable Care Act subsidies and reversal of Medicaid cuts.
- Republicans insist the government reopen before addressing health care funding.
- The Senate has failed to pass a funding bill, leaving essential services with delays and disruptions.
