House Democrats back off another one of their red lines on ending the shutdown

"Driving the news: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Friday floated adding a one-year extension to a package of appropriations bills and a stopgap spending bill as a way to break the shutdown logjam. Schumer called it a "very simple compromise," and said Democrats "are ready to clear the way to quickly pass a government funding bill that includes health care affordability." Jeffries, in a statement, called it a "very reasonable, good faith proposal that reopens the government and addresses an important part of the Republican healthcare crisis.""

"Between the lines: Jeffries initially said a one-year extension bill introduced by Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) and Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) was a "non-starter." "The Democratic position has been clear: Permanent extension, and let's go from there," he said at an Oct. 7 press conference. But he has backed off many of his red lines in recent weeks, instead sticking to the line that, as he put it on Thursday, "we are going to evaluate whatever is presented from the Senate if it emerges in good faith and in a bipartisan way.""

Hakeem Jeffries initially demanded any Affordable Care Act fix be permanent and enacted in legislation, describing a one-year extension as a non-starter. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer proposed attaching a one-year ACA extension to appropriations and a stopgap spending bill as a compromise to end the shutdown. Schumer called the idea a "very simple compromise," and Jeffries described Schumer's proposal as a "very reasonable, good faith proposal" while stopping short of a full endorsement. Democratic leaders say they will evaluate Senate measures that emerge in good faith and on a bipartisan basis. House procedural dynamics could pressure Speaker Mike Johnson to vote on a Senate-originated spending bill.

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