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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThune Shuts Door on Obamacare Subsidy Extensions in Funding Bill
"Senate Majority Leader John Thune says there will not be an extension on Affordable Care Act subsidies in Congress stopgap funding bill.
No, this has to be a clean CR, he tells Bloomberg
Without action, many Obamacare insurance premiums will face large increases at end of year
NOTE: Key Republicans Oppose Obamacare Tax Credit Extension"
https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/thune-shuts-door-on-obamacare-subsidy-extensions-in-funding-bill
This is the one issue that DEMOCRATS should say there will be no funding of the government unless they allow ACA subsides.

GoodRaisin
(10,525 posts)Otherwise there will be a lot of lost healthcare insurance in 2026.
Fiendish Thingy
(20,821 posts)The compromise deal that was rejected would only have delayed the cuts past the midterms, a temporary reprieve that only benefits the republicans.
Let the chips fall, and let the voters decide if they like things, or if theyve had enough.
GoodRaisin
(10,525 posts)without a fight. We see so much crap about democrats not fighting hard. This is a chance to be seen fighting hard. Even a year matters, then carry the fight into next year and the following year. Those subsidy cuts are a big fucking deal.
Fiendish Thingy
(20,821 posts)Thats it.
And the fight doesnt deal with Trumps pocket rescissions of other funds already appropriated, which could also be applied to any promised funding extension for the ACA.
This is the position already staked out by the Dem leadership- delay the cuts, which only helps the republicans, rather than fighting to permanently restore ACA funding without threat of pocket recessions later.
The average voter isnt paying attention to any of this, and wont until it affects them directly.
Better for the effects of Trump 2.0 to be felt before the midterms than after.
Fiendish Thingy
(20,821 posts)Let the benefit cuts and premium hikes kick in before the midterms, so Dems can win even more seats.
Just_Vote_Dem
(3,394 posts)Because that's what's going to happen.
Fiendish Thingy
(20,821 posts)The cuts and hikes will happen anyway- why protect republicans?
JBTaurus83
(667 posts)We shouldnt help the GOP rescue themselves in the midterms, just to cynically cut the benefits after.
tritsofme
(19,530 posts)Republicans want to decouple ACA subsidies and government funding, its in our interest to line up the deadlines.
A clean CR till 11/30 or 12/31 would do the trick.
Raven123
(7,038 posts)Why vote for a CR when the GOP reneged on how funds were to be spent when the budget was passed?
Qutzupalotl
(15,503 posts)Or all the subsidies?
The reason I ask is we have been contemplating going to an ACA plan. Out of curiosity I tried shopping with various income levels. I was still seeing subsidies at $150k for two people. That may be too generous. The ones starting around $42k for two people are crucial, and I hope those survive. If they phase out around 100 or 120k, that would make sense. But I could be missing something here.
lostincalifornia
(4,503 posts)Without those subsidy extensions, many people cannot afford the premiums, and the number of uninsured people could increase by millions.
peggysue2
(12,182 posts)Time for the Dems to shout in unison:
Then F You. Shut it down because we're not budging. In fact, those tariffs are also a sticking point, as in illegal. So add that to our list (scribbling now), as well as military occupation, then shut the whole damn thing down.
Your choice. On your watch. All of it.
This is what democracy sounds like, full-on resistance to the on-going coup against America and her people.
Volaris
(11,046 posts)You think Speaker HouseElf survives that?
No fucking way trump will care, he will sacrifice ALL OF THEM on the pyre of his own ego. WE know that, it's time for them to know it as well.