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Topline Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Senate Democrats would vote to reopen the government if Republicans agreed to a one-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—the first clear compromise offer from either side since the shutdown began. Key Facts Schumer said, “it’s clear we need to try something different,” while speaking on the Senate floor Friday, proposing the extension of the Obamacare tax credits, and the formation of a bipartisan committee to negotiate a long-term solution on the subsidies. Schumer ended by saying “the ball is in the Republicans’ court, we need Republicans to just say ‘yes.’” It’s unclear if Republicans will agree to the offer—they said previously they would only negotiate an extension of the subsidies after the government is reopened. At least one Republican, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., rebuked Schumer’s offer in a post on X immediately after his floor speech, calling it “another year of insane profits [for health insurance companies] at the expense of consumers and American taxpayers.” This is a developing story and will be updated.
