Overview
- Several Senate Democrats joined Republicans to advance a bill to reopen the government without a binding extension of Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, with only a later vote reportedly promised.
- Whoopi Goldberg said she has no faith Republicans will return to negotiate the subsidies, questioning whether workers and SNAP recipients will ultimately be made whole.
- Sunny Hostin condemned the decision as a cave by Democrats, arguing there is no real commitment to hold a vote on subsidies and criticizing party leadership for fracturing the caucus.
- Alyssa Farah Griffin backed reopening to restore services, citing claims that 42 million people are losing SNAP benefits during the shutdown and warning that 22 million could face higher premiums if subsidies lapse.
- Sara Haines pointed to empty food banks and flight disruptions in urging an immediate restart of services, while Ana Navarro recounted unpaid TSA workers in Miami and blamed Republican leadership and President Trump.