Government Shutdown May Be Averted ... By Obamacare?

"At midnight on September 30, the government funding patch Congress enacted in March will expire. That means major federal functions will shut down if Congress and Donald Trump don't intervene. The time frame for keeping the government open is actually shorter than that, since the House and Senate plan to be in recess for the Rosh Hashanah holiday on the week of September 22."

"Unlike the budget-reconciliation procedure that led to the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill, appropriations measures can be filibustered in the Senate, so Republicans need Democratic votes to keep the government open. And the congressional minority is not particularly inclined to cooperate on another bipartisan spending patch as Democratic activists were incensed by their leaders' cave on spending back in March."

The temporary government funding measure enacted in March will expire at midnight on September 30, risking shutdown of major federal functions unless Congress and President Trump act. The effective deadline is sooner because the House and Senate plan a Rosh Hashanah recess the week of September 22. Appropriations bills can be filibustered in the Senate, so Republicans will need Democratic votes to avert a shutdown. Democratic activists objected to prior bipartisan spending compromises, so Democratic senators will seek substantive concessions. Key Democratic demands could include halting OMB director Russell Vought’s cancellations of appropriated spending and extending Obamacare tax credits that make premiums affordable.

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