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Shutdown Begins After Clash Over Democrats’ Bid to Repeal OBBA Limits on Noncitizen Health Coverage

Republicans argue that rescinding Subtitle B would reopen taxpayer-funded care to some parolees.

President Donald Trump walking off stage after speaking to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference Wednesday about the government shutdown. Also attending are, from left, Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain, R-Mich., House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., Senate Republican Conference Chair Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and James Lankford, R-Okla.

Overview

  • The federal government entered a partial shutdown after lawmakers missed the midnight funding deadline.
  • Vice President J.D. Vance said Democrats’ continuing resolution would restore health benefits for illegal immigrants, pointing to proposal language he says reverses Trump-era limits.
  • The White House Rapid Response account shared images showing the Democratic proposal repealing a subsection related to emergency health care, which Republicans cite as evidence.
  • Democrats frame their position as protecting broad access to health care and keeping the government open, with Rep. Maxine Waters saying the party is “demanding healthcare for everybody.”
  • Subtitle B of the One Big Beautiful Bill narrowed eligibility for federal health payments and ACA credits; Republicans say Democrats’ plan to rescind it would again make some parolees eligible, as Senate action on funding continues.