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Shutdown Ends Without ACA Deal as Democrats Grapple With Backlash and December Vote Looms

A bloc of Democrats helped pass a stopgap that omitted an extension of enhanced marketplace tax credits, leaving a narrow runway for a December vote.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, right, walks from the House floor with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), left, to speak with the media in Statuary Hall immediately after the House voted 222-209 to pass the Senate's funding deal on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer attends a news conference on Capitol Hill hours before the government shutdown took effect on September 30, 2025.

Overview

  • Eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans to reopen the government after 43 days, trading an immediate subsidy extension for a promised mid‑December vote while funding runs into late January.
  • Sen. Jeanne Shaheen defended the decision on CBS, saying prolonged closure would deepen harm and that she is negotiating a bipartisan bill with Republicans including Sen. Bill Cassidy, potentially with guardrails like income caps.
  • Progressives escalated intraparty anger with calls for Chuck Schumer to step down, Rep. Pramila Jayapal labeled the outcome a betrayal, Sen. Chris Murphy called the deal a mistake, and Shaheen was heckled at a New Hampshire Democratic event.
  • The enhanced ACA premium tax credits expire Dec. 31, with reports estimating about 20 million marketplace enrollees face steep premium increases and several million could drop coverage without action.
  • Polling cited in coverage shows voters largely favor extending the credits and more blame Republicans for the shutdown, which triggered furloughs, SNAP interruptions for tens of millions, and thousands of flight cancellations.