Tuesday, September 23, 2025 -With a government shutdown looming, Democrats are refusing to back a Republican stopgap funding bill that omits healthcare protections.
They are demanding extensions of Affordable Care Act subsidies, reversals of recent Medicaid cuts, and restoration of frozen research and state aid funding.
Party leaders argue that the standoff gives them leverage to secure policy wins rather than accept a clean funding bill. Republicans counter that Democrats are risking a shutdown by tying essential services to political demands.
The deadlock leaves Congress facing intense pressure as the September 30 deadline approaches, with both sides betting the other will bear the blame if the government closes.
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