NH-01: Stefany Shaheen blasts shutdown deal backed by her mother

Thanksgiving dinner in the Shaheen household might be a little awkward.

Stefany Shaheen, a Democratic candidate for Congress from New Hampshire, said she “cannot support” a deal to end the government shutdown on which the Senate is voting Monday evening. Complicating things is the fact that her mother, Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), supports the proposal.

The younger Shaheen, in a Monday post on the social platform X, said she would only support a deal to end the record-breaking shutdown if it includes an extension of subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The measure, which the elder Shaheen, seven other Democratic conference members and 52 Republicans voted to advance on Sunday, does not include such a provision.

“We need to both end this shutdown and extend the ACA tax credits,” Stefany Shaheen said. “Otherwise, no deal. It’s essential to ensure people have access to health care and it’s past time to put paychecks back into people’s pockets and food back on families’ tables.”



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