A group of House Democrats and Republicans is floating a plan to end the shutdown

"A handful of Democrats have openly questioned their party's refusal to budge on Republicans' stopgap spending measure as a way to kickstart talks on renewing expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits. On the Republican side, some lawmakers are starting to chafe at the House's prolonged absence and GOP leadership's refusal to even negotiate the tax credits. Driving the news: Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) and Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) on Monday released a broad outline for a potential compromise extension of the ACA tax credits."

"The Enhanced Premium Tax Credits would be extended for two years, with a phased-out income cap for those making between $200,000 and $400,000 a year. The proposal also includes several reforms, including requiring ACA marketplaces to confirm that recipients haven't died, creating a new standard for cracking down on fraud and providing more transparency on the value of recipients' tax credits. "Congress is gridlocked, and too many Americans have lost faith that we can work together," the lawmakers said in a statement."

""But here's the truth: Democrats and Republicans can sit down, listen to one another, and find common ground, especially when it comes to lowering health care costs." The lawmakers pitched their proposal as a "fair, reasonable path forward" on the ACA tax credits, adding, "Compromise isn't rocket science, and it shouldn't be treated like a weakness.""

Several lawmakers proposed a bipartisan outline to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for two years with a phased income cap for earners between $200,000 and $400,000. The plan would require marketplaces to confirm that recipients are alive, create a new standard to crack down on fraud, and increase transparency about the value of recipients' tax credits. Sponsors described the proposal as a fair, reasonable path intended to lower health care costs and restore faith in congressional compromise. Some Republicans expressed frustration at the House's prolonged absence, and both parties have signaled openness to targeted income verification and caps.

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