"The federal government is currently shut down because the Senate can't pass a continuing resolution to fund federal services. Democrats want a continuing resolution that would also extend health care tax credits for the working class, which are set to expire at the end of this year, while Republicans want to pass a continuing resolution that lets those subsidies expire."
"And LGBTQ+ people have been thrown at the center of this fight. Republicans - led by the president - have repeatedly accused Democrats of demanding funding for gender-affirming care in order to vote for a continuing resolution - something the president calls " transgender for everybody " - even though the continuing resolutions don't mention gender-affirming care at all."
Republicans have blamed transgender people for legislative stalemates and the federal government shutdown. The federal government is currently shut down because the Senate cannot pass a continuing resolution to fund federal services. Democrats want a continuing resolution that would also extend health care tax credits for the working class, which are set to expire at the end of the year. Republicans want a continuing resolution that lets those subsidies expire. Republicans, led by the president, have accused Democrats of demanding funding for gender-affirming care in exchange for votes, labeling it "transgender for everybody," despite continuing resolutions not mentioning such care. The LGBTQ+ community has been placed at the center of this dispute.
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