"The Republican-dominated Congress had approved a short-term funding bill that would have kept funding flowing to the federal government until November, but it was rejected by the Senate on Friday before lawmakers left town for a weeklong break. With funding set to expire on September 30, Trump indicated on Friday that there could be a closed country for a period of time, saying that the government would still take care of the military and Social Security payments."
"Democrats are pushing to make enhanced Obamacare subsidies set to expire at the end of the year permanent, a move that the Congressional Budget Office projects would cost $350bn over 10 years. They also want to reverse Medicaid cuts from earlier this year. Schumer and Jeffries said that if their desired reforms were not enacted, tens of millions of US citizens could see their healthcare costs increasing by thousands of dollars per year and face the very real risk of bankruptcy."
Funding for the federal government will end in 10 days, prompting Democrats to seek a deal to extend Obamacare subsidies and reverse recent Medicaid cuts. Leading Democrats demand a sit-down with President Donald Trump to prevent a looming government shutdown when the budget year ends at the end of the month. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House counterpart Hakeem Jeffries accused the president of wanting a shutdown to gut American healthcare. A short-term funding bill approved by the Republican-dominated Congress was rejected by the Senate. Democrats warn that failure to act could raise costs and risk bankruptcies.
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