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Schumer, Jeffries Draw Line on Health Care as Shutdown Deadline Nears

The Senate’s 60-vote rule gives Democrats leverage to tie a stopgap to health-care protections.

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks with reporters outside of the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on September 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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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Overview

  • Democratic leaders say they will oppose any funding bill that omits an extension of enhanced ACA premium tax credits and a rollback of recent Medicaid cuts.
  • Republican leaders are pressing for a short-term “clean” continuing resolution, with timelines floated from late November to Jan. 31.
  • President Donald Trump urged Republicans to forgo talks with Democrats, though passing a funding measure in the Senate would still require at least seven Democratic votes.
  • Several centrist Democrats, including Sens. John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mark Kelly and Raphael Warnock, voiced reluctance to risk a shutdown over the health-care fight.
  • With few legislative days left before the Sept. 30 deadline, House appropriators discuss pairing a three-bill minibus with a CR, and a lapse on Oct. 1 would halt nonessential services and delay paychecks.