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Jeffries Rejects One-Year ACA Subsidy Deal as Shutdown Talks Stall

Democrats insist on a permanent extension of enhanced marketplace tax credits before agreeing to reopen the government.

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As the government shutdown moves into the second week, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine, center, has suggested pushing ahead with a group of bipartisan spending bills that are pending and a then securing a commitment to discuss the health care issue as a way out of the impasse, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following the weekly Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Overview

  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called a one-year extension a nonstarter, rebuffing a bipartisan proposal led by Reps. Jen Kiggans and Tom Suozzi that would push the credits through 2026.
  • The one-year bill, H.R. 5145, has drawn co-sponsors from both parties, but it lacks buy-in from Democratic leadership and Republican leaders who demand the government reopen first.
  • Insurers are setting 2026 rates with open enrollment beginning Nov. 1, and analyses warn premiums could spike if the credits lapse, with the CBO projecting about 2 million more uninsured next year.
  • Republicans cite cost and fraud concerns with extending the enhanced credits, which independent estimates peg at roughly $35–$40 billion per year, while KFF researchers say the subsidies lower what enrollees pay without raising insurer premiums.
  • GOP unity shows strains as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene decries potential premium hikes and Sens. Josh Hawley, Thom Tillis and Roger Marshall signal openness to talks, even as party leaders press to negotiate only after reopening.