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Senate Rejects ACA Subsidy Extension Amid Shutdown Crisis

12/13/2025

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Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), the House Minority Leader, addressed reporters after the Senate rejected Democrats' plan to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that will expire at year-end.
The Senate considered health care plans amid the 43-day shutdown, following a setback in Indiana where GOP lawmakers blocked a redistricting map supported by President Donald Trump.
Democrats pressed a three-year extension of ACA tax credits.
Republicans proposed health savings accounts for out-of-pocket costs.

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Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), the House Minority Leader, addressed reporters after the Senate rejected Democrats' plan to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that will expire at year-end.
The Senate considered health care plans amid the 43-day shutdown, following a setback in Indiana where GOP lawmakers blocked a redistricting map supported by President Donald Trump.
Democrats pressed a three-year extension of ACA tax credits.
Republicans proposed health savings accounts for out-of-pocket costs.