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Schumer and Jeffries Threaten Shutdown Over ACA Subsidies and Medicaid Cuts

Democratic leaders demand health-care concessions to supply the Senate votes Republicans need.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, both of New York, tell reporters that they are united as the Sept. 30 funding deadline approaches, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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FILE-The Capitol is seen in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, as Congress is scheduled to return from their August break Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, after Labor Day. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
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Overview

  • Democrats say they will block any stopgap that lacks health-care protections, raising the risk of an Oct. 1 shutdown.
  • Their demands include extending enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and reversing Medicaid changes enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
  • Because most funding bills require 60 votes in the Senate, Republicans need at least seven Democratic votes while GOP leaders push for a clean short-term continuing resolution.
  • President Trump urged Republicans to move forward without Democrats, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune rejected tying ACA subsidies to a brief stopgap.
  • Democratic centrists voice reluctance to force a shutdown as some Republicans signal openness to discussing subsidies, with KFF warning that about 22 million enrollees could face steep premium hikes if the credits lapse.