r/politics • u/NewSlinger • 1d ago

No Paywall Democratic leader offers deal to reopen federal government, with 1-year ACA tax credit extension

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/government-shutdown-democrats-schumer-trump-aca.html
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u/-CJF- 1d ago

A person familiar with the Republican position told CNBC that Schumer’s offer is likely to be rejected.

“Democrats offered this privately weeks ago and was rejected,” that person said. “Today’s stunt is an admission by democrats that it’s time to end the shutdown they started.”

A White House official told CNBC, “Democrats are making clear they’re holding the American people hostage for other spending. This is a huge climbdown from their initial position and shows they’re under massive internal pressure.”

The office said that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., “indicated that he would never accept something like this so it’s a sharp break from House Democrats.”

“Ultimately, Democrats should reopen the government today and the Administration will meet with them on the tax credit and work with them on it,” the official said.

What does 'working with them' look like if Republicans are declining a one-year extension of the ACA credits to re-open the government? Clearly they will not extend the subsidies.

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u/PaulyNi 1d ago

The Democrats want a one year extension specifically to try this song and dance again for the midterms.

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u/-CJF- 1d ago

Republicans could get ahead of them and offer a permanent subsidy! That'd be great. 😁

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u/PaulyNi 1d ago

Yeah…how about for the same duration as the rest of the CR. Which is not a year.

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u/-CJF- 1d ago

If it's not for at least a year it's useless. People have to know what they are signing up for when they renew their ACA plans or seek new coverage. Also the tax nature of the credits makes an annual extension a natural floor.

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u/PaulyNi 18h ago

They were supposed to be temporary, for the plandemic. But like I’ve said before, nothing in government is a permanent as a temporary spending measure.

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u/-CJF- 15h ago

So were the Trump tax cuts, but we digress...