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Jeffries Backs Schumer as Democrats Split Over Shutdown Deal Without ACA Subsidies

House Democrats plan to resist the Senate plan as the ACA tax credit extension remains unsecured despite a reported December vote.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on day 41 of the government shutdown, on Capitol Hill, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
FILE - House Democrats prepare to speak on the steps of the Capitol to insist that Republicans include an extension of expiring health care benefits as part of a government funding compromise, in Washington, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Overview

  • Eight Senate Democrats helped advance a short-term funding bill that omits an extension of Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, while Chuck Schumer voted no.
  • Hakeem Jeffries labeled the package a partisan Republican bill, pledged House opposition, and affirmed that Schumer should remain Senate Democratic leader.
  • Progressive lawmakers and advocacy groups intensified calls for new Senate leadership, even as no sitting Democratic senator has publicly urged Schumer to step down.
  • Republicans secured a procedural path that includes a reported December vote on the subsidies, which does not guarantee passage, and they aim to bring the bill to a House vote this week.
  • The shutdown is in its sixth week and the subsidies are set to expire at year-end, raising the risk of sharply higher premiums or lost coverage for millions; the bill would fund agencies, provide SNAP money, and restore back pay.