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Shutdown Reaches Day 9 as Democrats Hold Line on ACA Subsidies and Senate Blocks GOP Funding Bill

Democrats insist on extending ACA premium credits before reopening, staking their leverage on the Senate’s 60‑vote rules.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer takes a question during a "pen and pad" meeting with reporters at the US Capitol on October 8, 2025. The government remains shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding deal last week.
Members of the US Army participate in the 250th birthday parade on June 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Army is marking its 250th birthday with a military parade including roughly 6,600 troops, 150 vehicles, and over 50 aircraft. The parade, which coincides with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, is designed to tell the history of the Army.
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U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) walks following the Republican leaders' weekly policy lunch as the partial government shutdown continues, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 7, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura

Overview

  • The Republican continuing resolution failed again in the Senate, 54–45, marking the sixth failed attempt to clear the 60‑vote threshold.
  • Polling offers mixed readings: a Reuters/Ipsos survey finds broad blame assigned to both parties and President Trump, while other recent polls show more voters faulting Republicans.
  • Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries have kept Democrats largely unified against a stopgap without an ACA subsidy extension, even as Jeffries tempered criticism of a proposed one‑year extension after pushback.
  • Republicans show internal strains over back pay for furloughed workers, whether to guarantee military pay during the shutdown, and how to handle the ACA credits, with some members urging a limited extension.
  • Operational worries are rising as agencies curtail services and an OMB stance clouds assumptions about automatic back pay, though threatened mass layoffs have not materialized.