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Schumer's ACA Subsidy Extension Rejected by Senate Republicans

11/8/2025

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) proposed a one-year extension of ACA subsidies as part of a government reopening package, and Senate Republicans rejected it.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called the plan 'terrible' and said the ACA is flawed.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) called the proposal a 'nonstarter.'
House Democrats supported the offer as a potential compromise, while Republicans reassessed amid ongoing negotiations after electoral successes.

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) proposed a one-year extension of ACA subsidies as part of a government reopening package, and Senate Republicans rejected it.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called the plan 'terrible' and said the ACA is flawed.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) called the proposal a 'nonstarter.'
House Democrats supported the offer as a potential compromise, while Republicans reassessed amid ongoing negotiations after electoral successes.