Democrats unveil offer to end shutdown with one-year healthcare subsidies extension

Chuck Schumer offered Republicans a proposal to end the longest government shutdown in US historyUS politics live – latest updatesThe Senate’s Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Friday unveiled a proposal to end the longest government shutdown in US history, offering Republicans a deal to reopen the government in exchange for a one-year extension of tax credits that lower costs for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health plans.“Democrats are ready to clear the way to quickly pass a government funding bill that includes healthcare affordability,” Schumer said on the Senate floor. “Leader Thune just needs to add a clean, one-year extension of the ACA tax credits to the CR so that we can immediately address rising healthcare costs.” Continue reading...