Overview

• In a CNN interview, Sen. Bernie Sanders said Trump-backed changes could "literally collapse" an already strained health system, citing high costs, lower life expectancy, and doctor shortages.
• The Senate voted 52–42 on the House-passed GOP stopgap bill, short of the 60 votes required, leaving the government closed after a week.
• The Senate also rejected a Democratic stopgap that would have paired funding with health provisions, with the vote breaking along party lines.
• Republicans are pushing a continuing resolution that preserves health cuts tied to Trump's agenda, while Democrats seek to restore subsidies and block rescissions.
• Trump posted that Democrats must first reopen the government before he will discuss extending health care tax credits tied to the GOP funding proposal.