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After 43-Day Shutdown Ends, Democrats Split as ACA Subsidy Vote Looms

Polls now show voters think Republicans got more from the deal.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, right, walks from the House floor with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), left, to speak with the media in Statuary Hall immediately after the House voted 222-209 to pass the Senate's funding deal on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer attends a news conference on Capitol Hill hours before the government shutdown took effect on September 30, 2025.

Overview

  • Eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans to pass a stopgap that reopened the government, trading an immediate health care win for a promised mid-December Senate vote on extending ACA premium tax credits.
  • The funding law keeps most agencies operating through late January and extends SNAP through fiscal 2026, while House leaders have not committed to taking up any Senate health care bill.
  • New CBS News/YouGov polling finds 55% of Americans say President Donald Trump and Republicans got more of what they wanted, with a majority of Democrats saying their party gave up too much.
  • Sen. Jeanne Shaheen defended her vote and outlined a push to extend the credits quickly, signaling openness to targeted changes such as income caps, as Republicans like Sen. Bill Cassidy promote alternative cost-cutting ideas.
  • Progressives escalated criticism—Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Rep. Ro Khanna denounced the deal and Sen. Chris Murphy called it a mistake—while Sen. Tim Kaine argued reopening restored pay and services after major disruptions including thousands of flight cancellations.