Overview

• A federal shutdown began after the Senate failed to pass a short-term funding bill due to disagreements over continuing Affordable Care Act subsidies and Medicaid funding.
• Whoopi Goldberg opened the segment by rejecting the administration’s claim that Democrats seek subsidized coverage for undocumented people, noting those programs exclude them.
• Alyssa Farah Griffin argued Democrats should have advanced ACA subsidies in a standalone bill and warned that President Trump wants the shutdown and could benefit from it.
• Panelists said the public loses during shutdowns and urged viewers to call their representatives or make alternative arrangements for services.
• Sunny Hostin said Republicans have been quietly chipping at the ACA and cited a figure that nearly 14 million Americans could lose coverage over a decade, as Goldberg nearly let an expletive slip on air.