An Obamacare Deal Could End the Shutdown
It Won’t Be Easy. Midterms messaging, the abortion debate, and Trump’s confusing behavior are complicating the one issue that could reopen the government.
This week, the current federal-government shutdown will become the third-longest ever, surpassing a 2013 shutdown that lasted 16 days.
There are some significant echoes of the 2013 shutdown, which stemmed from a failed Republican effort to “defund” Obamacare just as that health-reform initiative was being fully implemented.
Now the shoe is on the other foot: Democrats are demanding that Obamacare subsidies, which were significantly expanded in 2021, be extended.
Without congressional action, upwards of 20 million Americans will see a huge Obamacare premium hike at the end of the year.
Author's summary: Shutdown nears record length.