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Jeffries, Lawler Clash Over ACA Subsidies as Shutdown Enters Second Week

Democrats demand a permanent ACA subsidy extension, rejecting one-year offers.

Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., right, confronts House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., about signing on to a bill that would extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, after a House Democrats news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on on Oct. 8, 2025.
Rep. Michael Lawler, R-N.Y., left, confronts House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., in a heated discussion to endorse House bill H.R.5145 that would extend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
Title: Government Shutdown Image ID: 25281704123946 Article: Rep. Michael Lawler, R-N.Y., left, confronts House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., in a heated discussion to endorse House bill H.R.5145 that would extend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Overview

  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Mike Lawler engaged in a heated hallway exchange over whether to back a one-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.
  • Jeffries labeled the short-term plan a “non-starter” and reiterated that Democrats want a permanent extension of the enhanced tax credits.
  • Lawler pressed for an immediate sign-on to the one-year proposal and rejected Jeffries’s claim that President Trump dictates his stance.
  • Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego confronted Speaker Mike Johnson over delaying Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva’s swearing-in and sought commitments on health care and release of Epstein-related files, which Johnson dismissed as a stunt.
  • Rep. Jen Kiggans is promoting bipartisan legislation to extend the credits through 2026 that some view as a vehicle to reopen the government, but talks have not produced a breakthrough as the closure continues.