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lostincalifornia

(4,504 posts) Wed Sep 10, 2025, 05:53 PM Sep 10

Thune Shuts Door on Obamacare Subsidy Extensions in Funding Bill [View all]

"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.

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Thune Shuts Door on Obamacare Subsidy Extensions in Funding Bill [View all] lostincalifornia Sep 10 OP

Democrats must dig in on this. GoodRaisin Sep 10 #1

No they shouldn't dig in Fiendish Thingy Sep 10 #3

I disagree. I think Democrats need to be seen fighting for this rather than just letting it go GoodRaisin Sep 10 #8

But their "fight" is to delay the cuts/hikes by 6-12 months Fiendish Thingy Sep 10 #13

Good Fiendish Thingy Sep 10 #2

Yeah, and some of those people who can't afford the increase will suffer and die Just_Vote_Dem Sep 10 #7

So, Dems should cave and give them a 6-12 month reprieve? Fiendish Thingy Sep 10 #12

Let the cuts happen JBTaurus83 Sep 10 #4

And Democrats can say that's fine, as long as the CR doesn't go into the new year. tritsofme Sep 10 #5

I see this as a distraction Raven123 Sep 10 #6

Is this about the extra subsidies after the pandemic? Qutzupalotl Sep 10 #9

The ACA's premiuum subsidies are set to expire at the end of 2025 unles Congress takes action. lostincalifornia Sep 10 #10

Thune has thrown down the gauntlet peggysue2 Sep 10 #11

I agree. Shut this fucker down until TRUMP feels the pain. Volaris Sep 10 #14